Business card system, device, method and program

Abstract

To display business card information according to the situation on a terminal device.SOLUTION: A business card system allows a receiving user to receive business card information including at least the name of an owner user who owns the card, and includes: registration means for registering the business card information of the owner user; reading means installed in a terminal device of the receiving user to read specific information associated with the business card information from a card with the specific information written thereon; transmitting means for transmitting the specific information to a terminal device of the receiving user over a network; and display control means for causing a display unit of the terminal device to display the business card information. The terminal device is configured so that the content of the business card information to be displayed on the display unit in accordance with acquiring the specific information from the card is different from the content of the business card information to be displayed on the display unit in accordance with acquiring the specific information from the transmitting means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a business card system, an apparatus, a method and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent document 1 describes a card with the business card contents displayed on its exposed surface, and an NFC tagged business card having a tag memory section provided on part of or within the exposed surface of the card, in which the address of the destination to which specified content is provided is stored. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3229446 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] An object of the present invention is to display business card information on a terminal device according to the situation. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] With this objective in mind, the technology disclosed in this specification is a business card system that enables a receiving user to receive business card information including at least the name of an owning user who owns a card, and is characterized in that it comprises: a registration means for registering the business card information of the owning user; a reading means provided in a terminal device of the receiving user for reading specific information associated with the business card information from the card on which the specific information is written; a management means for storing and managing the business card information obtained from the registration means based on the specific information read by the reading means in a memory means of the terminal device; and a display control means for displaying the business card information managed by the management means on a display unit of the terminal device.

[0006] Here, when the business card information is acquired, permission to associate the business card information with a telephone directory means for managing telephone numbers in the terminal device of the recipient user may be accepted from the recipient user. When the business card information is acquired, permission to associate the business card information with the telephone directory means and permission to download the management means may be received from the recipient user. When the business card information registered in the registration means is updated by the owning user, permission to update the business card information in the telephone directory means may be received from the recipient user. When the business card information registered in the registration means is updated by the owning user, the recipient user may be notified that the information has been updated. The registration means may be capable of registering a business card image in which the content of the business card information is an image in the shape of a business card, and information on the business type of the owning user that is not included in the business card image. The management means may be capable of searching the business card information based on the type of business. When the business card information is acquired, a recipient user whose business card information is not registered in the registration means may be prompted to register the business card information. When the recipient user registers the business card information in the registration means, the owning user may be allowed to view the business card information of the recipient user. It is preferable that the contents of the business card information displayed be different between when the business card information is displayed based on reading the card and when the business card information is displayed based on something other than reading the card.

[0007] Furthermore, with this objective in mind, the technology disclosed in this specification is an apparatus characterized by comprising a reading means for reading specific information associated with business card information including at least the user's name from a card on which the specific information is written, a management means for storing in a storage means the business card information obtained from a registration means in which the user's business card information is registered based on the specific information read by the reading means, and a display control means for displaying on a display unit the business card information managed by the management means.

[0008] Furthermore, with this objective in mind, the technology disclosed in this specification is a method for enabling a receiving user to receive business card information including at least the name of an owning user who owns a card, the method comprising the steps of: registering the business card information of the owning user; reading specific information from the card on which specific information associated with the business card information is written and provided in a terminal device of the receiving user; storing and managing the business card information obtained based on the read specific information in a memory means of the terminal device; and displaying the managed business card information on a display unit of the terminal device.

[0009] Furthermore, with this objective in mind, the technology disclosed in this specification is a program that enables a computer to realize the following functions: reading specific information associated with business card information including at least the user's name from a card on which the specific information is written; storing and managing the business card information obtained from a registration means in which the user's business card information is registered based on the specific information read from the card in a storage means; and displaying the managed business card information on a display unit. Effect of the Invention

[0010] According to the present invention, business card information can be displayed on a terminal device according to the situation. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram of a business card system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] 11 is an explanatory diagram of a case where a user receives business card information in this embodiment. FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a web screen displayed on a second terminal device according to the present embodiment. [Figure 4] 6A to 6C are diagrams illustrating an example of an application management screen and an application screen displayed on a second terminal device according to the present embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a hardware configuration of a terminal device. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 illustrates an example of the hardware configuration of an administrator terminal device and a server device. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a configuration example of a terminal device. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a server device. [Figure 9] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user management table according to the present embodiment. [Figure 10] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation management table of the present embodiment. [Figure 11] 13 is an example of an application management screen displayed by the business card application of the present embodiment. [Figure 12] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a registration screen according to the present embodiment. [Figure 13] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a management screen according to the present embodiment. [Figure 14] FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user management screen according to the present embodiment. [Figure 15] FIG. 4 is a flow diagram regarding card registration in the present embodiment. [Figure 16] FIG. 11 is a flow diagram showing the process of displaying business card information after a card is held up in this embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0012] Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. <Business Card System 1> FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a business card system 1 according to the present embodiment.

[0013] As shown in Figure 1, the business card system 1 includes a card 10 owned by user A, a first terminal device 30 used by user A, a second terminal device 50 used by user B, an administrator terminal device 70 used by an administrator of the system, and a server device 90 that manages information in the system. 1 are merely an example. In this example, the card 10 is owned by user A, but the card 10 may also be owned by user B.

[0014] The card 10 is capable of short-distance wireless communication with the first terminal device 30 or the second terminal device 50. The first terminal device 30, the second terminal device 50, the administrator terminal device 70, and the server device 90 are connected to each other via a network. The network is not particularly limited as long as it is a communication network used for data communication between the devices.

[0015] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram when a user receives business card information in this embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a web screen 500 displayed on the second terminal device 50 of the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an application management screen 600 and an application screen 650 displayed on the second terminal device 50 of the present embodiment.

[0016] As shown in FIG. 2, in the business card system 1 of this embodiment, the user A holds the card 10 over the second terminal device 50 of the user B. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, a web screen 500 containing basic information 501 such as user A's name, company name, job title, contact information, as well as business card information including an icon image 503 and a business card image 502 is displayed on the screen of the second terminal device 50 used by user B.

[0017] In this embodiment, an application program (hereinafter, business card app) dedicated to the business card system 1 can be installed in the second terminal device 50. When the business card app is installed in the second terminal device 50, the business card information is managed by the business card app. Then, the second terminal device 50 displays the business card information based on the business card app. As shown in Fig. 4(A), the business card application displays an application management screen 600 for viewing and searching multiple pieces of business card information on the screen of the second terminal device 50. Then, as shown in Fig. 4(B), the business card application displays an application screen 650 on the screen of the second terminal device 50 used by user B, on which basic information 501 such as user A's name, company name, job title, and contact information, as well as business card information including an icon image 503 and a business card image 502, are described.

[0018] As described above, in the business card system 1, for example, user A can transmit the business card information of user A to user B in the same way as if user A were handing a paper business card to user B. Furthermore, in the business card system 1, after the business card information is acquired by the business card app, it is possible to manage the business card information in the second terminal device 50. Each component that realizes the business card system 1 of this embodiment will be described in detail below.

[0019] (Card 10) The card 10 is a plastic card equipped with an IC chip and an antenna coil. The card 10 of this embodiment has a function of near field communication (NFC (registered trademark)). The card 10 can write various information from outside to the IC chip and read information stored in the IC chip to the outside. That is, the card 10 can exchange information with, for example, a first terminal device 30 and a second terminal device 50 functioning as a card reader / writer, and an administrator terminal device 70 having a card reader / writer 71.

[0020] Any content can be printed on the front and back of the card 10. In the business card system 1 of this embodiment, when issuing the card 10, a design selection from a plurality of templates is accepted from the user, or a specific design is accepted from the user. Then, the business card system 1 prints the accepted design on the card 10. The design can be the same as a paper business card, for example, a pattern, a solid color, or the name of user A or the name of the company.

[0021] (First terminal device 30, second terminal device 50) The first terminal device 30 and the second terminal device 50 (hereinafter, when the first terminal device 30 and the second terminal device 50 are not particularly distinguished from each other, they are collectively referred to as "terminal devices") are configured with a portable computer device such as a smartphone. The terminal devices function as clients in the business card system 1.

[0022] FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a terminal device.

[0023] As shown in FIG. 5, the terminal device includes a CPU 301, a RAM 302, a ROM 303, a memory unit 304, a display 305, a speaker 306, a microphone 307, a camera 308, a GPS sensor 309, a short-range wireless communication circuit 310, a network I / F 313, and a BLE I / F (not shown).

[0024] The CPU 301 loads various programs stored in the ROM 303 or the like into the RAM 302 and executes them to realize various functions of the terminal device. The RAM 302 is a memory used as a working memory for the CPU 301, etc. The ROM 303 is a memory that stores various programs executed by the CPU 301. The storage unit 304 is, for example, a flash memory that stores various application programs and various data used by the programs. The display 305 is, for example, a touch panel that displays various information to the user and accepts operational inputs from the user.

[0025] The speaker 306 outputs various sounds including the voice received from the other end of the call. The microphone 307 captures various sounds including the user's speech. The camera 308 includes a lens and an imaging element (image sensor) such as a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS), and captures an image of a subject.

[0026] The GPS sensor 309 acquires a GPS (Global Positioning System) signal and obtains location information of the terminal device. The short-range wireless communication circuit 310 is a communication circuit such as NFC. The network I / F 313 transmits and receives data to and from other communication devices, and communicates with the server device 90 and the like via the network. The BLE I / F (not shown) is a BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy (registered trademark)) communication circuit.

[0027] (Administrator terminal device 70, server device 90) The administrator terminal device 70 is a terminal device used by an administrator who manages the services of the business card system 1. The administrator terminal device 70 accesses information in the server device 90 to issue cards 10, manage users, and manage various types of information such as business card information. The server device 90 manages information input via the administrator terminal device 70, and transmits the managed information to the terminal device in response to a request from the terminal device.

[0028] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the administrator terminal device 70 and the server device 90. As shown in FIG.

[0029] As shown in FIG. 6, the administrator terminal device 70 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 701, which is a calculation means, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 702, which is a storage area for storing programs such as a BIOS (Basic Input Output System), and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 703, which is an execution area for the programs. The administrator terminal device 70 also includes a HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 704, which is a storage area for storing various programs such as an OS (Operating System) and applications, input data for the various programs, output data from the various programs, and the like. The administrator terminal device 70 also includes a communication interface (communication I / F) 705 for communicating with the outside, and a short-range wireless communication circuit 706. The short-range wireless communication circuit 706 is provided in a card reader / writer 71 (see FIG. 1) that writes information to the card 10 and reads information from the card 10.

[0030] The basic hardware configuration of the server device 90 is similar to that of the manager terminal device 70 described with reference to FIG.

[0031] (Terminal Device) FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a terminal device.

[0032] Next, a configuration example of the terminal devices (first terminal device 30, second terminal device 50) will be described with reference to FIG. The terminal device has a telephone directory management unit 31 that manages a telephone directory, a card reading unit 33 that reads information from the card 10, an information display unit 35 that displays information to the user, and an application management unit 37 that manages applications.

[0033] The phone book management unit 31 stores and manages the phone numbers of other users with whom the user who owns the terminal device communicates. The phone book management unit 31 manages various information of other users, such as their names and addresses, in association with their phone numbers. The information related to the phone book managed by the phone book management unit 31 is managed independently of the business card application.

[0034] When the card 10, etc. is held over the terminal device, the card reading unit 33 reads specific information from the card 10, etc. When the card 10, etc. comes into contact with a portion of the terminal device where the short-range wireless communication circuit 310 is provided, or when the card 10, etc. is located within a certain distance, the card reading unit 33 reads specific information from the card 10, etc. In this embodiment, the information (URL) of the card 10 once read by the card reading unit 33 is stored in the storage unit 304.

[0035] The information display unit 35 displays various information on the display 305 based on predetermined conditions. Furthermore, the information display unit 35 displays information on the display 305, thereby accepting operations and instructions from the user.

[0036] The application management unit 37 manages applications installed in the terminal device. The application management unit 37 displays various information on the display 305 based on, for example, a business card application. The application management unit 37 also receives permission from the user when, for example, the business card application accesses information managed in the terminal device or changes the managed information.

[0037] (Server device 90) FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the server device 90. As shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the user management table 910 of this embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the operation management table 930 of this embodiment.

[0038] Next, a configuration example of the server device 90 will be described with reference to FIG. The server device 90 has a user management unit 91 that manages user information, which is information about users, an operation management unit 93 that manages the operation of business card information, a page management unit 95 that manages web pages related to the business card information, an information transmission unit 97 that transmits various information to terminal devices, and an application distribution unit 99 that distributes apps.

[0039] The user management unit 91 manages user information using a user management table 910. As shown in Fig. 9, the user management table 910 includes information about users, such as "user account," "name," "furigana," "organization name," "organization furigana," "job title," "department," "major industry," "minor industry," "telephone number," "organization address," "organization telephone number," "SNS information," "business card image," and "icon image." In this embodiment, such information about users is called business card information. Note that such business card information is information specified by user A who performs registration.

[0040] A "user account" is information for uniquely identifying a user. For a user account, for example, an email address of the user can be used. "Name" is information about the user's name. "Furigana" is information about how to read the name. "Organization name" is information about the name of the organization to which the user belongs. Organizations include companies and other businesses, various groups, etc. "Organization reading" is information about how to read the organization name. "Position" is information about the position of the user in the organization to which the user belongs. "Department" is the name of an organizational division divided according to the work that a user is responsible for.

[0041] "Major industries" are items that classify the types of businesses run by companies, individual business owners, etc. Major industries include, for example, the service industry, retail industry, manufacturing industry, finance industry, and individual industry. "Sub-industries" are items that are categorized in smaller categories than the major industries, and are more specific than the major industries. For example, if the major industry is the service industry, examples of sub-industries include beauty, professional services, broadcasting, electricity, and security.

[0042] "Phone number" is information about the user's personal phone number. "Organization address" is information about the address of an organization, such as a company, to which the user belongs. The "organization phone number" is a phone number used to contact the user at the company to which the user belongs. "SNS information" is information related to the SNS (social network service) used by the user. Examples of SNS information include SNS account information.

[0043] "Business card image" is information about an image of a paper business card of a user. The business card image can be, for example, an image obtained by scanning the front and back of a paper business card. The business card image can also be an image in the shape of a business card created based on information such as the name in the business card information. The business card image can display the name, phonetic reading, organization name, organization phonetic reading, job title, department, phone number, organization address, organization phone number, SNS information, and email address of the user account. Furthermore, the business card image can use animation and special decorative effects that cannot be expressed on a paper business card. On the other hand, information regarding major and minor industries is not displayed in the business card image. In this manner, the business card information managed by the user management unit 91 includes information that is not used in the business card image.

[0044] An "icon image" is an image used to indicate a user when displaying the user's business card information. The icon image may be a photograph of the user's face or any image designated by the user.

[0045] Furthermore, in the business card system 1 of this embodiment, more private information such as the user's date of birth, place of birth, blood type, etc. can be registered in the business card information. This private information can be registered at the user's discretion, separately from the basic information.

[0046] Furthermore, for example, information related to the vaccination certificate may be registered as the business card information. In this case, the user management unit 91 registers the information related to the vaccination certificate received from the user in the user management table 910. Examples of the information related to the vaccination certificate include a photographic image of the vaccination certificate and text information such as a certificate number. For example, the information related to user A's vaccination certificate can be confirmed by user B who views the business card information. In addition to the vaccination certificate, various certificates such as qualifications and licenses may be registered in the user management table 910 and made viewable as business card information.

[0047] The user management unit 91 receives the above-mentioned business card information from, for example, a user. The user management unit 91 associates other information with a user account for each user. The user management unit 91 then stores and manages the business card information received from the user in a user management table 910.

[0048] Furthermore, the user management unit 91 is capable of accepting updates to the business card information from the user. When the user management unit 91 accepts an update to the business card information from the user, it passes information relating to the change to the business card information to the information transmission unit 97. In the business card system 1 of this embodiment, the user can update the business card information by accessing the server device 90 via a personal page displayed on the terminal device.

[0049] The operation management unit 93 manages the operation of the business card information by using an operation management table 930. As shown in Fig. 10, the operation management table 930 includes information related to operation such as "user account", "URL", "publication", and "use".

[0050] The “user account” is the same as that managed by the user management unit 91 . A "URL" is information that identifies the location of a business card information page on the Internet. A URL is created individually for each user account. In this embodiment, the URL is created using a random sequence of alphanumeric characters and uppercase and lowercase letters.

[0051] "Public" is an item for managing the public disclosure of, for example, a user's business card information. When the public disclosure of a user's business card information is to be stopped, "Private" is displayed in the item corresponding to that user. On the other hand, when the public disclosure is not to be stopped, "Public" is displayed in the item corresponding to the user. "Usage" is an item for managing users' use of the system. If a user's use of the system is to be stopped, "Stop" is displayed in the item for that user. On the other hand, if a user's use of the system is not to be stopped, "Use" is displayed in the item for the user.

[0052] The page management unit 95 creates a business card information web screen 500 (see FIG. 3) in which the user's business card information is summarized. The page management unit 95 manages the business card information web screen 500 for each user account. The page management unit 95 creates the business card information web screen 500 based on the information in the user management table 910. Furthermore, the page management unit 95 associates a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) created for each user account with the business card information web screen 500. In other words, the business card information web screen 500 can be accessed based on the URL.

[0053] The information transmitting unit 97 transmits various information to the terminal device according to predetermined conditions. In response to a request from the terminal device, the information transmitting unit 97 transmits business card information to the terminal device. Furthermore, when the information transmitting unit 97 receives information regarding a change in business card information from the user management unit 91, it notifies the terminal device having the changed business card information.

[0054] The application distribution unit 99 transmits (distributes) to the terminal device via the network a business card application for using the business card system 1. In other words, the application distribution unit 99 enables the user to download the business card application to the terminal device.

[0055] The business card application can be, for example, installed in the second terminal device 50 of user B. The business card application is used by user B, who receives business card information of user A by holding the card 10 of user A over the second terminal device 50, to manage the business card information in the second terminal device 50. The business card application is capable of communicating with the server device 90. That is, the application is capable of referring to information managed by the server device 90 by linking with the server device 90.

[0056] Furthermore, the business card application stores multiple pieces of business card information in the storage unit 304 of the second terminal device 50 and manages the business card information. In this case, the business card application manages the multiple pieces of acquired business card information. In this manner, the business card application handles the business card information exchanged in this system. When the business card application presents the business card information to user B, it reads out the multiple pieces of business card information stored in the storage unit 304 of the second terminal device 50. In other words, the business card application can display the business card information that has been stored in advance even when it is not constantly connected to a network, for example.

[0057] Furthermore, the business card application enables a user to search for multiple pieces of business card information using desired conditions, and displays the business card information that matches the search conditions on the display 305 as the search results.

[0058] Next, the business card application will be described in more detail. FIG. 11 shows an example of an application management screen 600 displayed by the business card application of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 11(A), an application management screen 600 includes a text search section 601, an industry search section 602, a sort section 603, and a business card information list 604.

[0059] The text search section 601 is a section for accepting input of search conditions by text. Text can be input as search conditions to the text search section 601. Examples of search conditions include various information contained in business card information, such as a name and a company name. The business type search section 602 is a display for performing a search by business type among multiple business card information managed. As shown in FIG. 11B, the business type search section 602 displays a reception section 612 for search conditions such as major business types and minor business types.

[0060] The sorting section 603 is a display for sorting a plurality of managed business card information items, such as the date and time of business card exchange, alphabetical order of names, alphabetical order of company names, etc. As shown in Fig. 11(C), the sorting section 603 displays a reception section 613 for receiving sorting conditions, such as the date and time of business card exchange, alphabetical order of names, alphabetical order of company names, etc. The business card information list 604 displays a list of multiple business card information items based on, for example, search results received from a user or predetermined conditions. The business card information list 604 displays an overview of business card information items, in which icon images, names, company names, and job titles are organized for each individual.

[0061] In the second terminal device 50 of this embodiment, for example, a business card application can be used to search for information that is not displayed in the business card image. For example, information on the type of business, such as major business type or minor business type, is information that is not written on the business card image or paper business card. In the business card application, it is possible to search for business card information using the type of business. Here, the information on the type of business is information input by user A who registers the business card information. In this embodiment, the type of business is selected from options (pull-down menu) prepared in advance (see FIG. 12 described later). This allows for a more accurate search.

[0062] Then, for example, by performing a selection operation such as tapping on one of the business card information displayed in the business card information list 604 (see FIG. 11(A)), the selected business card information is displayed on the display 305. In this case, the business card information is not the summary displayed in the business card information list 604, but the overall information previously acquired as business card information from the server device 90 and stored and managed by the second terminal device 50 is displayed.

[0063] In this embodiment, one piece of business card information displays all contents constituting the business card information. One piece of business card information is displayed large on the screen of the second terminal device 50 by the application screen 650 (see FIG. 4(B)). On the application screen 650, basic information 501 including the name, a business card image 502, an icon image 503, and the like are displayed. Also, for example, by touching the business card image 502 (see FIG. 4B), the business card image 502 is displayed large across the entire screen. If there are multiple business card images (front and back), each can be viewed by switching the screen.

[0064] The basic configuration of the application screen 650 of this embodiment is similar to that of the web screen 500 (see FIG. 3). However, the application screen 650 differs from the web screen 500 in that it has a memo field 651 and an information sharing section 652 (see FIG. 4(B)). The memo field 651 allows the user to enter any memo (text) for each business card information (individual). The information entered in the memo field is stored in the storage unit 304 of the second terminal device 50 in which the business card application is installed. In addition, the information stored in the memo field 651 can be searched by the user via the application management screen 600. The information sharing section 652 enables the sharing of business card information with other people using other communication tools such as messengers and emails.

[0065] On the other hand, the web screen 500 differs from the app screen 650 in that it has a map image 506 (see FIG. 3). The map image 506 is displayed alongside the address information, and displays a map corresponding to the address information. The web screen 500 is premised on displaying business card information while the second terminal device 50 is connected to the Internet. For this reason, the web screen 500 is capable of displaying the latest map image 506 by using a link to a website that provides map image information.

[0066] Next, registration screen 520 for registering business card information will be specifically described. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a registration screen 520 according to this embodiment. For example, when user A uses the first terminal device 30 to register his / her business card information, a registration screen 520 is displayed on the display 305 of the first terminal device 30 as shown in FIG. An icon image 521 and a name 522 are displayed on the registration screen 520. In the example of Fig. 12, the icon image 521 and the name 522 have already been registered, and the registration screen 520 is in a state where this information is reflected.

[0067] Furthermore, the registration screen 520 is provided with a business card image input section 523 and an input field 524 for business card information. The business card image input section 523 is used when uploading a business card image obtained by, for example, scanning a paper business card owned by the user A. The user A can specify the business card image to be uploaded by using the buttons provided in the business card image input section 523.

[0068] As explained with reference to the user management table 910, the input field 524 is provided with fields for inputting various information constituting the business card information. In addition, in the "Major Industry" and "Sub-Industry" fields, User A can select the relevant item from predetermined items using a pull-down menu. This prevents inconsistencies in the notation and expression of the industry, and makes it easier to search using a business card app, etc.

[0069] Next, a management screen 710 that is referred to by the administrator of this system will be described. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a management screen 710 according to this embodiment.

[0070] In this embodiment, a management screen 710 used by the administrator to manage the system is displayed on the display of the administrator terminal device 70 (see FIG. 1). The administrator performs various management operations via the management screen 710 displayed on the administrator terminal device 70.

[0071] As shown in FIG. 13, a management screen 710 is provided with management items 711 . The management items 711 include a "company management button", a "user management button", a "business card archive", a "personal contract URL management button", a "corporate contract URL management button", a "card reissue button", a "operator management button" and a "SNS settings button".

[0072] The company management button is used to manage users who use this system on a company basis. Pressing this button displays a screen for managing users of the company. The user management button is used to manage users who use this system on an individual basis. Pressing this button displays a user management screen 720 (see FIG. 14, described later) for managing individual users.

[0073] The business card archive is a button used when managing the business card information registered in this system. By pressing this button, a complete list 713 of the business card information registered in this system is displayed on the screen, as shown in Fig. 13. In addition to the complete list 713, a search section 712 for searching for business card information is also displayed on the screen.

[0074] The Individual Contract URL Management button is used to manage URLs issued to users who use the service on an individual basis. Pressing this button displays a screen for issuing URLs and associating URLs with user accounts. The Corporate Contract URL Management button is used to manage URLs issued to users who use the service on a corporate basis. Pressing this button displays a screen for issuing URLs for use by the company and for associating URLs with the company's user account.

[0075] The card reissue button is a button used by the user when reissuing the card 10. By pressing this button, a screen for carrying out the procedure for the user who wishes to have the card 10 reissued is displayed.

[0076] The administrator management button is used by the administrator who operates this system. Pressing this button displays a screen for setting information required to manage this system.

[0077] The SNS setting button is used to manage the SNS to be associated with business card information in this system. In addition to this system, there are several SNSs that users use. Pressing this button displays a screen for setting up the SNS that the user can associate with this system.

[0078] Next, the user management screen 720 of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a user management screen 720 of this embodiment.

[0079] As shown in FIG. 14, a user management screen 720 displays management items 721, a user management display section 722, a personal information display section 723, an SNS information display section 724, and a basic information display section 725.

[0080] The user management display area 722 is a place for managing settings related to the user's use of the system. The user management display area 722 displays a "Business Card" button, a "Suspend Use" button, a "Withdrawal Button" and a "Delete Button".

[0081] The business card button displays the business card image of the user who is displaying the business card. By referring to the business card image, it is possible to compare it with the business card information displayed in the basic information, for example. The Suspend button is a button for suspending the use of the target user. For example, if a user violates the terms of use, the administrator can use the Suspend button to suspend the user's use of this system. The withdrawal button is used by the target user when he or she wishes to withdraw from the service of this system. The delete button is a button used when deleting information relating to a series of uses including the user information of the target user.

[0082] The personal information display section 723 displays personal information such as the user's birth date, birth place, blood type, etc. The personal information can be acquired from the user when the user registers the business card information. The user can input the personal information at his / her discretion, separately from the business card information.

[0083] The SNS information display section 724 shows information about SNSs that the user is registered in. If the user is registered in multiple SNSs, the SNS information display section 724 displays information about the multiple SNSs in a list. Basic information is displayed in the basic information display section 725. The basic information can be created from business card information registered by the user.

[0084] <Card registration operation> Next, the flow of registration of the card 10 in this embodiment will be specifically described. FIG. 15 is a flow diagram relating to the registration of the card 10 of this embodiment.

[0085] In the following, an example is used in which user A connects to server device 90 via first terminal device 30 and registers card 10. A URL associated with user A is stored in card 10. Note that the URL is written in card 10 in advance by the administrator using card reader / writer 71 in administrator terminal device 70.

[0086] 15, user A holds card 10 over first terminal device 30 (see FIG. 1) used by user A (S1501). Then, first terminal device 30 transmits the URL read from card 10 to server device 90.

[0087] The server device 90 determines whether the URL acquired from the first terminal device 30 exists (S1502). If the URL exists (Yes in S1502), the server device 90 determines whether the acquired URL is a previously issued URL (S1503). If the URL has already been issued (Yes in S1503), the server device 90 displays a user registration screen (not shown) for user registration on the display 305 of the first terminal device 30 (S1504). The user registration screen displays input fields for the user's email address, user's name, and password.

[0088] Then, it is determined whether registration is permitted based on the information registered on the user registration screen (S1505). Here, it is determined whether the email address is the same as one already registered, for example. Thereafter, if registration is permitted (Yes in S1505), a confirmation URL for user authentication is sent by email to the first terminal device 30 (S1506). Then, it is confirmed whether the first terminal device 30 correctly accesses the server device 90 using the confirmation URL (S1507). If the first terminal device 30 correctly accesses the server device 90 based on the confirmation URL (Yes in S1507), the server device 90 completes registration (S1508).

[0089] Thereafter, the user A uses the registration screen 520 (see FIG. 12) displayed on the first terminal device 30 to register business card information, which corresponds to creating and updating the user A's profile, etc. (S1509). As described above, the user A can use the newly issued card 10 and his / her own first terminal device 30 to register the business card information linked to the card 10 (URL) in the server device 90.

[0090] Thereafter, the first terminal device 30 checks whether or not another user's business card information was obtained by holding the card 10 of the other user over the first terminal device 30 before user A registered the business card information (S1510). If business card information of another user has been acquired (Yes in S1510), the previously acquired information (URL) of the other user is transmitted to the server device 90. Then, the server device 90 transmits the URL associated with the newly registered business card information of user A to the other user (S1511).

[0091] In the terminal device of this embodiment, when another user's card 10 is held over the first terminal device 30 even once, the URL information of the card 10 is stored in the storage unit 304 of the first terminal device 30. Then, when user A newly registers the card 10, the URL information of the other user stored in the storage unit 304 of the first terminal device 30 is transmitted to the server device 90. The server device 90 transmits a URL associated with the business card information of user A to the terminal device of the other user. Then, the server device 90 allows the other user to view the business card information of user A.

[0092] This allows user A to later communicate the business card information of user A to other users if user A uses this business card system 1 to obtain business card information from other users when user A does not have card 10. In this way, the business card system 1 of this embodiment allows users who have registered cards 10 to exchange business card information with each other using this system.

[0093] In addition, if the URL does not exist in S1502 (No in S1502), if the URL is not an issued URL in S1503 (No in S1503), if registration is not permitted in S1505 (No in S1505), if the confirmation URL is not sent correctly in S1507 (No in S1507), or if there is no business card information of other users in S1510 (No in S1510), an error screen or an end screen is displayed on the display 305 of the first terminal device 30 and the example processing ends.

[0094] <Business card information receiving operation> FIG. 16 is a flow diagram showing the process of displaying business card information after the card 10 is swiped in this embodiment.

[0095] 16, user A holds card 10 over second terminal device 50 (see FIG. 2) of user B (S1601). Then, second terminal device 50 transmits the URL read from card 10 to server device 90. The server device 90 judges whether the URL acquired from the second terminal device 50 exists (S1602). If the URL exists (Yes in S1602), the server device 90 judges whether the user A corresponding to the acquired URL is an active member (S1603). In other words, the server device checks whether the user A has withdrawn from the service of this system. Furthermore, if user A is an active member (Yes in S1603), the server device 90 judges whether user A has suspended service use (S1604). If user A has not suspended service use (No in S1604), the server device 90 judges whether user A has made business card information public (S1605).

[0096] If user A's business card information is currently public (Yes in S1605), the server device 90 causes the second terminal device 50 to display the URL of user A (S1606). Then, the second terminal device 50 determines whether the business card application has already been downloaded (installed) (S1607). If the business card application has not been downloaded (No in S1607), the user B connects to the server device 90 from the URL link, and the business card information is displayed on the screen of the second terminal device 50 on the web by the web screen 500 (see FIG. 3) (S1608).

[0097] Furthermore, the second terminal device 50 determines whether or not downloading the business card application has been selected (S1609). If the download button has not been selected (No in S1609), it determines whether or not registering the business card information in the phone book has been selected (S1610). If registering the business card information in the phone book has not been selected (No in S1610), the series of processes ends.

[0098] On the other hand, if the business card application has already been downloaded in S1607 (Yes in S1607), the business card information is registered in the business card application and displayed on the business card application (for example, application screen 650 (see FIG. 4(B))) (S1611).

[0099] As described above, when user A's card 10 is held over the second terminal device 50, user A's business card information is displayed on the display 305 of the second terminal device 50 via the web screen 500 (see Figure 3) or the app screen 650 (Figure 4(B)).

[0100] Incidentally, when the business card information web screen 500 is displayed, the display 305 of the second terminal device 50 displays a DL button 504 (see FIG. 3) for downloading the business card application, and a registration button 505 (see FIG. 3) for registering user A's business card information in the phone book.

[0101] Then, when the download button is selected in S1609 (Yes in S1609), the business card application is downloaded from the server device 90 to the second terminal device 50 (S1612). When the business card application is downloaded and installed in the second terminal device 50, business card information acquired by the second terminal device 50 thereafter is stored in the storage unit 304 and managed by the business card application. The multiple pieces of business card information managed by the business card application are displayed on the display 305 of the second terminal device 50 based on the business card application, and can be viewed by user B (see FIG. 11).

[0102] Furthermore, if registration of the business card information in the telephone directory is selected in S1610 (Yes in S1610), the acquired business card information is registered in the telephone directory of the second terminal device 50 (S1613). However, in this case, only items of the business card information that are managed by the telephone directory are registered in the telephone directory. For example, specific information such as major and minor business types is not managed in the telephone directory. Therefore, in this case, certain information such as major and minor business types is not registered in the second terminal device 50.

[0103] As described above, in the business card system 1 of this embodiment, when business card information is acquired by the second terminal device 50, the user B is requested to give permission to associate the business card information with a phone book or to download a business card application. In this way, the business card system 1 of this embodiment allows the user B to select whether to download the business card of this system or to register the business card information in the phone book without downloading it.

[0104] If the URL does not exist in S1602 (No in S1602), if the user is not an active member in S1603 (No in S1603), if usage has been suspended in S1604 (Yes in S1604), or if the content is not publicly available in S1605 (No in S1605), an error screen will be displayed and the process will end.

[0105] Next, the operation when the business card information is updated will be described. <Business card information update operation> For example, when user A updates the contents of his / her business card information, the server device 90 transmits information regarding the change to the second terminal device 50 of user B, which manages the business card information of user A. In this way, user B is notified that the business card information of user A has been updated.

[0106] The server device 90 transmits information about the change to the terminal device in which the business card application is installed. The user who has the business card application installed in the terminal device can know the information about the update of the business card information. Specifically, the business card application that manages the updated business card information displays a message indicating that the update has occurred on the display 305 of the terminal device in which the business card application is installed.

[0107] Furthermore, the contents of the business card information managed by the business card app are automatically updated. In the business card system 1 of this embodiment, when the business card information is updated, the business card app updates the business card information without the user using the business card app having to perform an update operation. In this way, the business card system 1 of this embodiment is designed to accurately manage the information of the user whose business card information has been updated.

[0108] Here, the business card application may perform an operation to reflect the changes in the phone book in the terminal device in response to an update of the business card information of user A. However, the business card application is configured to receive permission from the user of the terminal device to change the contents of the phone book. This prevents information from being changed unintentionally by the business card application, which is an application program different from the phone book.

[0109] <Operation when lost> Next, the operation when user A loses card 10 will be described. If user A loses card 10, he / she uses first terminal device 30 to request server device 90 to stop disclosing the business card information. Meanwhile, user A requests server device 90 to issue a new card 10. Server device 90 issues a new URL and associates user A's account and the new URL with the new card 10. Thereafter, the server device 90 uses the new URL to manage the business card information of the user A. In addition, the user A performs user authentication using the newly issued card 10, and is then able to use the services of the present system using the new card 10.

[0110] <Usage promotion operation> In the description of this embodiment, user B does not own the card 10. User B, for example, simply reads user A's card 10 with the second terminal device 50 and obtains user A's business card information. Such user B may be prompted to register and use the card 10. Specifically, if user B uses a business card app, an invitation regarding registration and use of the card 10 may be sent by email or the like to the account information (email address) used when downloading the business card app. In addition, when user B registers the card 10, user A may be given a privilege.

[0111] <Modification> In the above-described embodiment, the business card information is transmitted using the card 10 on which the URL is written, but the present invention is not limited to the example using the card 10. For example, it is also possible to use a terminal device as the card on which the URL is written instead of the card 10. For example, the URL information is transmitted from one terminal device to another terminal device using short-range wireless communication or the like. This allows the business card information to be transmitted to the other party in the same way as in the above-described example using the card 10.

[0112] <Modification> Furthermore, if the URL can be sent to the other party's terminal device as described above, the terminal device that receives the URL can obtain the business card information. Therefore, for example, instead of using the card 10, the URL may be sent to the other party using e-mail or a messenger function, for example, to exchange business card information. However, in this case, when obtaining business card information using the card 10, the content may be different from when the business card information is obtained by a method other than the card 10.

[0113] Here, when the card 10 is held over the other user's terminal device, the users are in a face-to-face situation. On the other hand, when a device other than the card 10 is used, it is not necessary that the users are in a face-to-face situation. Therefore, the intimacy of the face-to-face situation may be reflected in the content of the business card information exchanged. For example, the business card information obtained using the card 10 in a face-to-face situation may include more information such as name, telephone number, birthday, and blood type. On the other hand, the business card information obtained without using the card 10 may include only the name and company name, and may include less information than when the card 10 is used.

[0114] Here, the server device 90 is an example of a registration means. The URL is an example of specific information. The short-range wireless communication circuit 310 is an example of a reading means. The business card application is an example of a management means. The information display unit 35 is an example of a display control means. The telephone directory management unit 31 is an example of a telephone directory means.

[0115] In addition, the program (app) executed by the CPU 301 of the terminal device (first terminal device 30, second terminal device 50) of this embodiment or the CPU 701 of the server device 90 can be provided to the terminal device, etc. in a state where it is stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as a semiconductor memory.

[0116] Furthermore, although various embodiments and modifications have been described above, these embodiments and modifications may be combined together to form a configuration. Furthermore, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be embodied in various forms without departing from the gist of the present disclosure. [Explanation of symbols]

[0117] 1... business card system, 10... card, 30... first terminal device, 50... second terminal device, 70... administrator terminal device, 90... server device

Claims

1. A business card system that enables a recipient user to receive business card information including at least the name of a user who owns a card, comprising: A registration means for registering the business card information of the owner user; a reading means provided in a terminal device of the recipient user for reading specific information associated with the business card information from the card on which the specific information is written; a transmitting means for transmitting the specific information to a terminal device of the recipient user via a network; a display control means for displaying the business card information on a display unit of the terminal device; Equipped with A business card system characterized in that, in the terminal device, the content of the business card information displayed on the display unit in response to obtaining the specific information from the card is made different from the content of the business card information displayed on the display unit in response to obtaining the specific information from the transmission means.

2. The business card system according to claim 1, characterized in that the amount of information of the business card information displayed on the display unit in response to obtaining the specific information from the card is greater than the amount of information of the business card information displayed on the display unit in response to obtaining the specific information from the transmission means.

3. A method for enabling a recipient user to receive business card information including at least the name of an owner user who owns a card, comprising: A step of registering the business card information of the owner user; a step of reading specific information associated with the business card information from the card on which the specific information is written by a reading means provided in a terminal device of the recipient user; transmitting the specific information to a terminal device of the recipient user via a network; displaying the business card information on a display unit of the terminal device; Equipped with A method characterized in that, in the terminal device, the content of the business card information displayed on the display unit in response to obtaining the specific information from the card is made different from the content of the business card information displayed on the display unit in response to obtaining the transmitted specific information.

4. A program that enables a recipient user to receive business card information including at least the name of a user who owns a card, On the computer, A function of registering the business card information of the owner user; a function of reading specific information associated with the business card information from the card on which the specific information is written by a reading means provided in the terminal device of the recipient user; a function of transmitting the specific information to a terminal device of the recipient user via a network; A function of displaying the business card information on a display unit of the terminal device; a function of causing the terminal device to display different contents of the business card information on the display unit in response to acquiring the specific information from the card and different contents of the business card information on the display unit in response to acquiring the transmitted specific information; A program to achieve this.

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