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, device, method and program. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent document 1 describes a card with business card content displayed on its exposed surface, and an NFC tagged business card having a tag memory section located on part of or inside the exposed surface of the card, which stores the address of the destination to which specified content is provided. [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 that includes at least the name of the owning user who owns the card, and is characterized by comprising: a registration means for registering the business card information of the owning user; a reading means provided in the receiving user's terminal device 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 received 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 receiving 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 contents of the business card information are converted into an image in the shape of a business card, and information relating to 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, it is preferable to prompt a recipient user whose business card information is not registered in the registration means to register the business card information. When the recipient user registers the business card information in the registration means, the owner user may be able to view the business card information of the recipient user. The content of the business card information to be displayed may be different depending on whether the business card information is displayed based on reading the card or 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 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 by the reading means in a storage means; and a display control means for displaying the business card information managed by the management means on a display unit.

[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 the owning user who owns the card, the method comprising the steps of: registering the business card information of the owning user; reading specific information from the card that is provided in the receiving user's terminal device and on which specific information associated with the business card information is written; 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 implement 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. [Effects of the Invention]

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

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram of a business card system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a case where a user receives business card information in this embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a web screen displayed on a second terminal device according to the present embodiment. [Figure 4] 10A and 10B 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. [Figure 5] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating 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 illustrating an example of the configuration 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 according to the present embodiment. [Figure 11] 10 is an example of an application management screen displayed by the business card application of the present embodiment. [Figure 12] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a registration screen according to the present embodiment. [Figure 13] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a management screen according to the present embodiment. [Figure 14] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user management screen according to the present embodiment. [Figure 15] FIG. 4 is a flow diagram relating to card registration in this embodiment. [Figure 16] FIG. 10 is a flow diagram showing the process of displaying business card information after swiping a card in this embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[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 this 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 examples. In this example, the card 10 is owned by user A, but it is also possible that user B owns the card 10.

[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 one another 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 of 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 this 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 he possesses over the second terminal device 50 of the user B. Then, as shown in Figure 3, a web screen 500 containing 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, is displayed on the screen of the second terminal device 50 used by user B.

[0017] In this embodiment, an application program (hereinafter referred to as a 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 app displays an app management screen 600 on the screen of the second terminal device 50, where multiple pieces of business card information can be viewed and searched for. Then, as shown in Fig. 4(B), the business card app displays an app screen 650 on the screen of the second terminal device 50 used by User B, where the app screen 650 displays 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.

[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 he were handing over 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 on the second terminal device 50. Hereinafter, each component that realizes the business card system 1 of this embodiment will be described in detail.

[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 near field communication (NFC (registered trademark)) function. The card 10 can externally write various information to the IC chip and externally read information stored in the IC chip. That is, the card 10 can exchange information with, for example, a first terminal device 30 and a second terminal device 50 that function as card readers / writers, and an administrator terminal device 70 that has a card reader / writer 71.

[0020] Any content can be printed on the front and back of the card 10. When issuing a card 10, the business card system 1 of this embodiment accepts a design selection from a plurality of templates from the user, or accepts a specific design from the user. The business card system 1 then prints the accepted design on the card 10. The design can be similar to that of a paper business card, for example, a patterned design, a plain design, 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 by portable computer devices such as smartphones. The terminal devices function as clients in the business card system 1.

[0022] FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the 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 etc. into the RAM 302 and executes them to realize the 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 operation 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 CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor), 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 near field 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 from 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 information it manages 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 computing unit; 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, and output data from the various programs. The administrator terminal device 70 also includes a communication interface (communication I / F) 705 for communicating with the outside world, 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), which writes information to and reads information from the card 10.

[0030] The basic hardware configuration of the server device 90 is the same as that of the administrator 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, an example of the configuration of the terminal devices (first terminal device 30, second terminal device 50) will be described with reference to FIG. The terminal device has a phone book management unit 31 that manages the phone book, 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 apps.

[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. Note that the information related to the phone book managed by the phone book management unit 31 is managed independently of the business card app.

[0034] When the card 10 or the like is held over the terminal device, the card reading unit 33 reads specific information from the card 10 or the like. The card reading unit 33 reads specific information from the card 10 or the like when the card 10 or the like comes into contact with a location of the terminal device where the short-range wireless communication circuit 310 is provided, or when the card 10 or the like is located within a certain distance. 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 types of 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 apps installed on the terminal device. The application management unit 37 displays various information on the display 305 based on, for example, a business card app. The application management unit 37 also receives user permission when, for example, the business card app accesses or changes information managed by the terminal device.

[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, an example of the configuration 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, this information about users is called business card information. Note that this business card information is information specified by user A who performs registration.

[0040] A "user account" is information for uniquely identifying a user. For example, the user's email address can be used as the user account. "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 various organizations. "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 in charge of.

[0041] "Major industries" are items that categorize the types of businesses run by companies, sole proprietors, etc. Major industries include, for example, service, retail, manufacturing, finance, and individuals. "Sub-industries" are items that are classified into 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 about 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 user's paper business card. 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 also display the name, phonetic reading, organization name, organization phonetic reading, job title, department, phone number, organization address, organization phone number, SNS information, and user account email address. Furthermore, the business card image can use animations and special decorative effects that cannot be expressed on paper business cards. On the other hand, information about major and minor industries is not displayed in the business card image. In this way, the business card information managed by the user management unit 91 includes information that is not used in the business card image.

[0044] The "icon image" is an image used to indicate a user when displaying the user's business card information. The icon image can be a photo 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, birthplace, blood type, etc. can also be registered in the business card information. This private information can be registered at the user's discretion, separate from the basic information.

[0046] Furthermore, information relating to vaccination certificates, for example, may be registered as business card information. In this case, the user management unit 91 registers the information relating to vaccination certificates received from users in the user management table 910. Examples of information relating to vaccination certificates include photographic images of vaccination certificates and text information such as certificate numbers. For example, information relating to user A's vaccination certificate can be confirmed by user B viewing the business card information. In addition to vaccination certificates, 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] The user management unit 91 is also capable of accepting updates to 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 business card information 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 a user's business card information, for example. 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 this system. If a user's use of this system is to be stopped, "Stop" will be displayed in the item for that user. On the other hand, if a user's use of this system is not to be stopped, "Use" will be displayed in the item for that user.

[0052] The page management unit 95 creates a business card information web screen 500 (see FIG. 3) that summarizes the user's business card information. 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 app can be, for example, installed in the second terminal device 50 of user B. The business card app 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, by linking with the server device 90, the application is able to refer to information managed by the server device 90.

[0056] The business card application also 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 way, 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 pre-stored business card information even when, for example, the application is not constantly connected to a network.

[0057] Furthermore, the business card application allows 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 search results.

[0058] Next, the business card app will be explained 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), the application management screen 600 includes a text search section 601, an industry search section 602, a sort section 603, a business card information list 604, and the like.

[0059] The text search section 601 is a section that accepts input of search conditions in text. Text can be input as search conditions into the text search section 601. Examples of search conditions include various information contained in business card information, such as name and company name. The business type search section 602 is a display for searching multiple managed business card information items based on business type. As shown in Fig. 11(B), the business type search section 602 displays a reception section 612 as a search condition for 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 the user or predetermined conditions. The business card information list 604 displays an overview of business card information for each individual, including an icon image, name, company name, and job title.

[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 on the business card image. For example, information on business type, such as major business type or minor business type, is information that is not written on the business card image or paper business card. The business card application can then search for business card information using the business type. Here, the business type information is information entered by user A who registers the business card information. In this embodiment, the application accepts the designation of the business type from options (pull-down menu) prepared in advance (see FIG. 12 described later). This allows for more accurate searches.

[0062] Then, for example, by performing a selection operation such as tapping on one piece of 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 rather 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 of the contents that make up the business card information. The one piece of business card information is displayed large on the screen of the second terminal device 50 by an application screen 650 (see FIG. 4(B)). The application screen 650 displays basic information 501 including the name, a business card image 502, an icon image 503, and the like. 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 includes a memo field 651 and an information sharing section 652 (see FIG. 4(B)). The user can enter any memo (text) for each piece of business card information (individual) in the memo field 651. 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 user can search for the information stored in the memo field 651 via the application management screen 600. The information sharing unit 652 allows the business card information to be shared 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 includes a map image 506 (see FIG. 3). The map image 506 is displayed alongside the address information, displaying a map corresponding to the address information. The web screen 500 is designed to display business card information while the second terminal device 50 is connected to the Internet. Therefore, the web screen 500 can display the latest map image 506 by using a link to a website that provides map image information.

[0066] Next, the registration screen 520 for registering business card information will be specifically described. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the registration screen 520 of 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 this information is reflected on the registration screen 520.

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

[0068] As explained with reference to the user management table 910, the input field 524 is provided with fields for inputting various pieces of information that make up the business card information. In addition, in the "Major Industry" and "Minor Industry" fields, User A can select the appropriate item from pre-defined 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 referenced by the administrator of this system will be described. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the management screen 710 of this embodiment.

[0070] In this embodiment, a management screen 710 that is 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 has management items 711 provided thereon. 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 company users. 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 to manage the business card information registered in this system. By pressing this button, a list 713 of all business card information registered in this system is displayed on the screen, as shown in Fig. 13. Along with the list 713, a search section 712 for searching for business card information is also displayed on the screen.

[0074] The Personal Contract URL Management button is used to manage URLs issued to individual users. 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 on a corporate basis. Pressing this button displays a screen where you can issue a URL for use by your company and associate the URL with your 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 the information necessary to manage this system.

[0077] The SNS settings button is used to manage the SNSs associated with business card information in this system. In addition to this system, there are multiple SNSs that users use. Pressing this button displays a screen that allows users to configure the SNSs that can be associated 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 the 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 section 722 is a section for managing settings related to the user's use of the system. The user management display section 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 currently viewing the screen. 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 used to suspend the use of the target user. For example, if a user violates the terms of use, an 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 date of birth, birthplace, blood type, etc. The personal information can be acquired from the user when the user registers business card information. The user can optionally input personal information separately from the business card information.

[0083] The SNS information display section 724 shows information about the 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 registering 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 to 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), for example, whether the email address is the same as one already registered. 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 has correctly accessed the server device 90 using the confirmation URL (S1507). If the first terminal device 30 has correctly accessed the server device 90 based on the confirmation URL (Yes in S1507), the server device 90 completes the 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 equivalent to creating or updating the user A's profile, etc. (S1509). As described above, the user A can use the newly issued card 10 and his / her 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 another 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, once another user's card 10 is held over the first terminal device 30, the URL information of that card 10 is stored in the storage unit 304 of the first terminal device 30. When user A newly registers a 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 the URL associated with user A's business card information to the terminal device of the other user. The server device 90 then allows the other user to view user A's business card information.

[0092] This allows user A to later communicate the business card information of user A to other users if user A uses the 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 the system.

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

[0094] <Receiving business card information> FIG. 16 is a flow diagram showing the process of displaying business card information after swiping the card 10 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 determines whether the URL acquired from the second terminal device 50 exists (S1602). If the URL exists (Yes in S1602), the server device 90 determines whether user A corresponding to the acquired URL is an active member (S1603). In other words, the server device checks whether user A has withdrawn from the services of this system. Furthermore, if user A is an active member (Yes in S1603), the server device 90 determines whether user A's service usage is suspended (S1604). If user A's service usage is not suspended (No in S1604), the server device 90 determines whether user A's business card information is public (S1605).

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

[0097] Furthermore, the second terminal device 50 determines whether downloading of the business card application has been selected (S1609). If the download button has not been selected (No in S1609), it determines whether registration of business card information in the phone book has been selected (S1610). If registration of 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 the business card information is displayed on the business card application (for example, on 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] 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 Figure 3) for downloading the business card app and a registration button 505 (see Figure 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 app is downloaded from the server device 90 to the second terminal device 50 (S1612). Once the business card app 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 app. The multiple pieces of business card information managed by the business card app are displayed on the display 305 of the second terminal device 50 based on the business card app, and can be viewed by user B (see FIG. 11).

[0102] Furthermore, if registration of the business card information in the phone book is selected in S1610 (Yes in S1610), the acquired business card information is registered in the phone book of the second terminal device 50 (S1613). However, in this case, only the items of the business card information that are managed by the phone book are registered in the phone book. For example, specific information such as major industry or minor industry is not managed in the phone book. Therefore, in this case, certain information such as major industry or minor industry 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. As a result, 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 the service has been suspended in S1604 (Yes in S1604), or if the service is not currently open to the public 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 about 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 user A's business card information has been updated.

[0106] The server device 90 transmits information about the change to the terminal device on which the business card app is installed. Users who have the business card app installed on their terminal devices can learn about updates to the business card information. Specifically, the business card app that manages the updated business card information displays a message indicating that an update has occurred on the display 305 of the terminal device on which the business card app 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 users whose business card information has been updated.

[0108] Here, the business card application may update the phone book of the terminal device in response to updates to the business card information of user A. However, the business card application must accept 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 a different application program 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. At the same time, 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 user A. In addition, user A can use the newly issued card 10 to perform user authentication, thereby becoming able to use the services of this system.

[0110] <Usage promotion operation> In the description of this embodiment, user B does not own the card 10. For example, user B 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 encouraged to register and use the card 10. Specifically, if user B uses a business card app, an invitation to register and use the card 10 may be sent by email or the like to the account information (email address) used when downloading the business card app. Furthermore, when user B registers the card 10, user A may be given a special benefit.

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

[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, for example, email or a messenger function, and the business card information may be exchanged. However, in this case, when the business card information is obtained 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 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 card 10 is used, face-to-face contact is not a prerequisite. Therefore, the level of intimacy due to face-to-face contact may be reflected in the content of the business card information exchanged. For example, business card information obtained using 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, business card information obtained without using card 10 may be limited to name, company name, etc., and may contain less information than when 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 phone book management unit 31 is an example of a phone book 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 implemented 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 allows a recipient user to receive business card information including at least the name of an owner user who owns a card, a registration means for registering the business card information of the owner user; a reading means provided in the 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 the 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 of 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 owning user who owns a card, comprising: 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 the terminal device of the recipient user; transmitting the specific information to the terminal device of the recipient user via a network; a step of 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 allows a recipient user to receive business card information including at least the name of an owner 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 the 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 make this happen.

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