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Linking of computers based on optical sensing of digital data
InactiveUS6311214B1Reduce businessLow costCoin-freed apparatusRecord information storageDigital dataBusiness card
A printed object, such as an item of postal mail, a book, printed advertising, a business card, product packaging, etc., is steganographically encoded with plural-bit data. When such an object is presented to an optical sensor, the plural-bit data is decoded and used to establish a link to an internet address corresponding to that object.
Owner:DIGIMARC CORP (FORMERLY DMRC CORP) +1
Business card and contact management system
InactiveUS6883000B1More cost-effectivelyMore accurateAdvertisementsOffice automationBusiness cardWeb browser
An Internet (or World-Wide-Web or other such public or private network) based business card and contact management system capable of conveying and managing advertising as well as traditional and other non-traditional business contact information. The invention is a system that: (1) accepts a Universal Contact Locator (UCL) as encoded on a business card in man and / or machine readable format and, when the Universal Contact Locator (UCL) is entered into a client program running on a client computer, (2) causes a web browser (or like program) and associated communications software to establish a communications session with a remote server computer which (3) accesses the stored contact and advertisement and news information of the card issuer associated with the Universal Contact Locator and (4) downloads the business contact and / or personal contact information and targeted advertisements and news items associated with the Universal Contact Locator to a client program running on a client computer which (5) loads the contact data into the Contact Management or Personal Information Management (PIM) system of the users choosing running on the users client computer and (6) stores the advertisements and news items downloaded from the server computer on the client computer's secondary storage device (i.e. hard disk) and (7) causes the advertisements and news items stored on the client computer's secondary storage device to be displayed to the user on a predetermined schedule in a portion of the client computer's output device (i.e. CRT or LCD panel).
Owner:MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
Dispensing digital objects to an electronic wallet
A configuration system and method is disclosed that includes a unified and integrated configuration that is composed of a payment system, an advertising system, and an identity management system such that the unified system has all of the benefits of the individual systems as well as several additional synergistic benefits. Also described are specific configurations including the system's access point architecture, visual wallet simulator user interface, security architecture, coupon handling as well as the system's structure and means for delivering them as targeted advertising, business card handling, membership card handling for the purposes of login management, receipt handling, and the editors and grammars provided for customizing the different types of objects in the system as well as the creation of new custom objects with custom behaviors. The configurations are operable on-line as well as through physical presence transactions.
Owner:GOOGLE LLC
Method of linking on-line data to printed documents
InactiveUS7051086B2Readily apparentRecord information storageMultiple digital computer combinationsGraphicsBusiness card
The present invention relates to linking on-line data to printed documents, such as business cards, envelopes, stickers, stationary, letterhead, résumés, etc. In one embodiment, a card-user registers with an on-line database and receives a gallery item including a steganographically-embedded unique identifier. The gallery item, such as a graphical background, text, shading, graphic, etc., is integrated and then printed with a document. The printed document can then be presented an optical-scanner, which outputs data. The output data is decoded to identify the unique identifier. The unique identifier is then used to index into the on-line database to retrieve information related to the proprietor of the document. In one embodiment, the on-line database includes features such as providing an immediate contact number, translation and / or pronunciation ability, and storage of audio / video files.
Owner:DIGIMARC CORP
Device for the testing of fluid samples and process for making the device
InactiveUS6372515B1Simple processBioreactor/fermenter combinationsBiological substance pretreatmentsBusiness cardAnalyte
A test card for drugs of abuse has a thin flat member having the size and shape of a business card. A plurality of immunoassay test strips extend longitudinally from top to bottom at the card and are fastened side by side in parallel on one or both sides of the test card within the outline of the card. Each test strip is reactive to provide a visual indication in response to a particular drug of abuse. The test card thus provides for the simultaneous detection of multiple analytes. Processes are also disclosed for making the drug test card with test strips on one and both sides of the card.
Owner:HEALGEN SCI LLC
Anatomical models and methods for training and demonstration of medical procedures
Anatomical models representing one or more anatomical structures of a human or non-human animal and related methods for demonstrating, training, promotion and sale of medical, cosmetic and surgical products or procedures. A working device is inserted into the anatomical model and used to perform a simulated procedure, thereby causing an indicator apparatus (e.g., a removable business card) to become perceptibly altered. The indicator apparatus may then be removed and provided a potential user, consumer or purchaser of the medical, surgical or cosmetic product.
Owner:ACCLARENT INC
Business card presentation via mobile phone
A method for providing an electronic business card to a contact via a cellular phone is disclosed. Several business card menu options are provided to a user of a cellular telephone. The cellular phone user enters business card information / data into the cellular phone utilizing the business card menu options. The business card data is stored locally on the cellular phone or in a service provider database. When the user is in communication via cellular phone with someone he wishes to provide his business card to, the user selects a menu item that activates the transmission of the electronic business card to the desired recipient's cellular phone.
Owner:IBM CORP
Business card and contact management system
InactiveUS20050251448A1More cost-effectivelyMore accurateAdvertisementsOffice automationWeb browserBusiness card
Owner:MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
Thin Object Holder Apparatus for Use with a Portable Device Patent
The disclosed is an apparatus for a portable device such as a mobile phone which includes a body defining cavities for receiving and holding thin objects, such as credit cards or business cards. The body also has other additional cavities that allow the users to access the thin objects the apparatus is holding. In conjunctions, these cavities provide added functions to the portable device users, in additional to protecting the portable device from scratches and accidental drop.
Owner:KAO YUAN
Network game system, game device terminal used in it and storage medium
InactiveUS6848997B1Accurate measurementEliminate needVideo gamesSpecial data processing applicationsInformation processingBusiness card
In this game system, a plurality of game devices 1 are connected to a game parent station 7 over a communication network 3, and an online game application may be executed on the game devices 1 by means of the game parent station 7. In this game system, the game devices 1 are provided with a personal information processing means 10 that can exchange personal information with other players while the online game application is executed among the game devices 1. Therefore, personal information in the form of a business card may be exchanged with an opponent by means of the personal information processing means 10 either after a game has ended or when a game begins.
Owner:SEGA CORP
Network game system, and game terminal device and storage medium used therefor
InactiveUS20050026696A1Accurate measurementEliminate needVideo gamesSpecial data processing applicationsInformation processingBusiness card
In this game system, a plurality of game devices 1 are connected to a game parent station 7 over a communication network 3, and an online game application may be executed on the game devices 1 by means of the game parent station 7. In this game system, the game devices 1 are provided with a personal information processing means 10 that can exchange personal information with other players while the online game application is executed among the game devices 1. Therefore, personal information in the form of a business card may be exchanged with an opponent by means of the personal information processing means 10 either after a game has ended or when a game begins.
Owner:SEGA CORP
Cellular telephone based document scanner
A cellular phone contains a scanner feature for scanning documents directly into a cell phone. The cell phone may scan a small document (e.g., a business card) or a much larger: document (e.g., multiple pages of standard 8½″×11″ paper.). Business card scanning can include a feature to automatically enter data into a contact list, which is then synchronized with a host PC. The particular scanning and stitching methods disclosed in a cell phone are capable of scanning objects that are virtually limitless in size and / or shape, making use of even a low resolution camera integrated into many currently available cell phones. In first embodiments, the disclosed scanner makes use of an external scanner interfaced directly to a digital port of a cell phone, and in second embodiments, the scanner uses a low resolution internal camera to capture images of matrixed portions of a larger object or document.
Owner:AGERE SYST INC
Method and system for using barcoded contact information for compatible use with various software
InactiveUS20070102521A1Easily imprintedCharacter and pattern recognitionOffice automationCustomer relationship managementNon western
The present invention discloses a method and system for generating, analyzing and decoding a two-dimensional barcodes representing, for example, the contents of a business card or contact information in stored in a PDA or mobile phone. In an embodiment of the invention, a process is provided for generating a two-dimensional barcode from the contact information stored in a software database such as a Personal Information Manager (PIM), Customer Relationship Manager (CRM), PDA or mobile phone contact list. The contact data is exported from the database or handheld device into a standardized format such as vCard that is broadly used for exchanging contact information. The vCard data strings are encoded into Base64 and converted into the Unicode universal character set that provide wide ranging compatibility for various language scripts including many non-western character scripts. The data strings are encrypted and from which a unique two-dimensional barcode is generated that can be imprinted on business cards or on other printed material. In another embodiment of the invention, business cards and other printed material having a two-dimensional barcode generated by the invention can be quickly scanned such that the barcoded contact information is analyzed and converted for compatible use with numerous types of software such as personal information managers (PIM), Customer Relationship Managers (CRM), or electronic device contact lists without the need for supplementary user intervention.
Owner:PETERSSON URBAN
Context-based contact information retrieval systems and methods
InactiveUS20050076013A1Loss of timeOffice automationSpecial data processing applicationsBusiness cardVideo recording
Owner:FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP
Web-based design system
InactiveUS20060174199A1Readily apparentNatural language data processingSpecial data processing applicationsGraphicsBusiness card
A system and method for designing or customizing a product, web page, or other item, via a global computer network. The system includes a web server, a client computer, a PDF rendering engine, and a manufacturing computer. A user may select preliminary design choices form a web page at the client computer. After preliminary design choices are made, a web-based design editor allows customization of many different features of the designed product. The design editor may include drag & drop capabilities for repositioning design elements and preferably needs little or no client-server interaction during product customization. A PDF rendering engine generates a PDF file describing the designed invention, and the PDF may be used to directly drive manufacturing equipment to produce the product. The web-based design system may be especially useful in designing printed or graphical products such as business cards, stationary, and stamps.
Owner:IDG
Card carrying apparatus with cell phone cradle attachment
A portable, multi-object storage apparatus that includes two discrete but joined object-storage receptacles. One receptacle is adapted to house a portable electronic device such as a cellular telephone. The other receptacle is adapted to retain credit cards, business cards, folded bills, or similarly sized objects. The apparatus conveniently allows the user to attach the apparatus to the user's belt, clothing, or personal item, thus providing easy access to their cell phone, as well as their credit cards, business cards or money, without the need to store each in separate compartments or in the their pockets.
Owner:BUTLER WALT R +1
Business card presentation via mobile phone
InactiveUS6873861B2Cordless telephonesUnauthorised/fraudulent call preventionComputer hardwareBusiness card
Owner:INT BUSINESS MASCH CORP
Magnetically-assisted test strip cartridge and method for using same
InactiveUS20060257958A1Improved oddsBacterial numberBioreactor/fermenter combinationsBiological substance pretreatmentsMicroparticleOligonucleotide
The present invention provides a small (business card-sized) disposable mesofluidic or microfluidic plastic cartridge containing several straight microchannels potentially filled with culture media, solubilizing reagents (e.g., detergents) nitrocellulose paper strip, gel or other matrix materials and lyophilized paramagnetic microbeads or microparticles coated with antibodies, nucleic acid aptamers, oligonucleotides, or other types of proteins or other receptors for capture, concentration and ultrasenstive detection of target analytes in environmental, food, animal, or clinical body fluid samples.
Owner:OTC BIOTECHNOLGIES +1
Contact information management
InactiveUS7925620B1Digital data processing detailsSpecial data processing applicationsBusiness cardUnique identifier
A method, a system, and an apparatus for storing, retrieving, and sharing business or personal contact information on one or more servers on a computer network. A set of contact information (e.g., for a single individual) is given an identity, called contact entity, and it is managed through the system-wide unique identifier. Same contact entity is shared by one or more users with proper permission settings in the system. Contact entities can be searched and retrieved based on degrees of separations or other criteria. The social networking relationship may be established through use of certain electronic or physical tokens. In one embodiment, a business card is used to define a contact entity and / or it is used as (a medium for transmitting) a networking / connecting token.
Owner:YOON HYOUNGSOO
Image-based Data Management Method and System
InactiveUS20120290601A1Easily entered into computerContent of image can be enhancedDigital data processing detailsCharacter and pattern recognitionBusiness cardInternet privacy
Methods and systems are provided for storing, organizing, accessing, and communicating using image-based documents. A computer-implemented method for online communication using business cards includes receiving a business card in image format, conducting an optical character recognition (OCR) conversion process to produce an equivalent business card in text format, identifying keywords of the equivalent business card in text format, linking the keywords with the business card in image format and the corresponding equivalent business card in text format, attaching user-provided privacy setting of permissions of accessibility to the business card, attaching user-provided contents to the business card, and providing information of the business card and its associated contents online to one or more users according to the user-provided privacy setting of permissions of accessibility to the business card.
Owner:MASTER WAVE INT
Business card
InactiveUS6722574B2Input/output for user-computer interactionCharacter and pattern recognitionBusiness cardThe Internet
A business card and a pen, which is adapted to detect a position-coding pattern on the business card and calculate a coordinate by means of the pattern. When activating a send box by means of the pen, a computer sends a .vcf file containing the card holder's particulars to a card recipient belonging to the pen holder. When using an optional pen, the .vcf file is sent to a recipient indicated on the keypad of a mobile phone or written on the business card in associated fields or marked in other manners. The pen communicates with a computer wirelessly, for instance via Bluetooth, mobile phone and the Internet. Additional information can be drawn on the back of the business card and be attached to the transmission, such as date and time for the next meeting, a small drawing or sketch etc.
Owner:ANOTO AB
Socializing System, Framework and Methods thereof
InactiveUS20120197967A1Easy to controlEffective and economical wayMultiple digital computer combinationsOffice automationBusiness cardVirtual business
Internet has brought in different means of communication that go beyond the boundaries of conventional interaction / communication methods. Therefore, it should now be possible to communicate with total strangers securely without having to worry about privacies. This invention thus relates to a method / system / framework enabling an online directory creation for the purpose of anonymous communication / interaction among total strangers seamlessly and securely using one or plurality of communication modes / media / mechanism without compromising the privacies of the communication parties involved and without them having to know the exact contact details of each other. Also, modern communication technologies enable any social entity to have a numerous forms of contacts. A conventional business card cannot hold this growing number of contact details. The online directory allows any user to maintain a very dynamic virtual business card that can allow an owner to include / exclude different contact details dynamically at his / her discretion depending on the type of recipient(s).
Owner:SIVAVAKEESAR SIVAPATHALINGHAM
Method for maintaining common data across multiple platforms
InactiveUS20140331124A1Natural language data processingSpecial data processing applicationsWeb siteGraphics
Systems and methods are described for maintaining a user's common data across multiple platforms. The common data is information about the user and graphical and design elements of publications that should be consistently presented across online, other electronic, and non-electronic platforms, such as websites, social networking profiles, electronic and printed business listings, email and print newsletters, business cards, letterhead, and the like. The common data may be stored and updated by a centralized or distributed system including one or more servers communicating with the platforms and with a content database that retains the common data in a stored data structure. The system may provide an interface to the user, receive common data elements input by the user, add the common data elements to the stored data structure, and distribute the common data elements to the platforms. The system may identify which platforms require which elements of the common data.
Owner:GO DADDY OPERATING +1
Business card identification method and device
ActiveCN110135411AReduce the impact of extractionImprove robustnessCharacter and pattern recognitionRobustificationBusiness card
The invention provides a business card identification method and device, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining a to-be-identified business card image; inputting the business card image into acharacter detection model to obtain each text line area, wherein the character detection model learns and obtain a corresponding relation between image features and each text line area; and inputtingeach text line area into the character recognition model to obtain business card information corresponding to each text line area. According to the method, the text line areas in the business card image can be identified through the text detection model based on deep learning, the robustness is high, the influence of low-quality and noise data on text extraction can be reduced, and therefore the universality and the application space of the method are improved. Moreover, the text line areas are subjected to end-to-end recognition based on the deep learning character recognition model, single word segmentation is not needed, higher accuracy is achieved, higher recognition capability is achieved for various complex changes, and the universality and the recognition effect of the method are improved.
Owner:BEIJING UNIV OF POSTS & TELECOMM
Image processing method for image distortion automatic correction
InactiveCN1937698AGuaranteed no distortionRealize Distortion CorrectionPictoral communicationWord identificationMathematical model
A image processor of automatic calibrating aberration makes use of radon transforming to pick up four sides profiles of business cards and texts, with profile vertex message, we can calibrate the image aberration and establish internal mathematics module of shot equipment and equation groups of business cards and texts aspect ratio parameter, then solve equation groups to get the rectangle object's aspect ratio and apply it to calibrate images to prevent distortion. At last, the invention can identify the image inversion by words identification for judging if it is necessary to circumvolve the calibrated images to get the perfect calibration results. It is very easy to calibrate images without manual practice , we can utilize the invention in most of the imaging equipments ,such as medical imaging, supervising equipment, mobile, digital camera ,digital vision and so on, no wonder that every user can do the operation very easily.
Owner:SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIV
Mobile intelligent terminal acquirer system and method suitable for bank cards and business cards
ActiveCN103793815ABest security statusOvercome the pricePayment architecturePersonalizationOperational system
The invention discloses a mobile intelligent terminal acquirer system and method suitable for bank cards and business cards and relates to the field of mobile intelligent terminals. The system comprises a bank or business backstage acquirer system, a mobile intelligent terminal and an acquirer peripheral. The mobile intelligent terminal comprises a mobile intelligent terminal operation system and a trustworthy execution environment (TEE) insulated with the operation system. The mobile intelligent terminal operation system comprises an acquirer client-side application module. The TEE comprises an acquirer trustworthy application module. The TEE provides a trustworthy interaction interface, a code calculation environment and a safe storage environment. Downloading, upgrading, personalization and deletion of the acquirer trustworthy application module are realized through the TSM technology in a remote mode. The acquirer trustworthy module provides an acquirer trustworthy interaction interface. According to the system and method, the TEE provided by the mobile intelligent terminal is used for providing the safe user interaction interface and the code calculation operation environment for acquiring business, so that the safe input and encryption processing of codes and reliable display of messages in the acquiring business process are realized.
Owner:WUHAN TIANYU INFORMATION IND
Apparatus and method for photographing a business card in portable terminal
Provided are an apparatus and method for photographing a business card in a portable terminal. The method includes recognizing boundary lines of the business card from an image received from a camera when a recognition and photographing key for a business card is selected, and allowing the business card to be automatically photographed by using the recognized boundary lines.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
Dispensing digital objects to an electronic wallet
A configuration system and method is disclosed that includes a unified and integrated configuration that is composed of a payment system, an advertising system, and an identity management system such that the unified system has all of the benefits of the individual systems as well as several additional synergistic benefits. Also described are specific configurations including the system's access point architecture, visual wallet simulator user interface, security architecture, coupon handling as well as the system's structure and means for delivering them as targeted advertising, business card handling, membership card handling for the purposes of login management, receipt handling, and the editors and grammars provided for customizing the different types of objects in the system as well as the creation of new custom objects with custom behaviors. The configurations are operable on-line as well as through physical presence transactions.
Owner:GOOGLE LLC
Method and apparatus for electronically exchanging and storing an image of a business card along with associated card information
InactiveUS20050103838A1Apparatus for meter-controlled dispensingOffice automationComputer hardwareBusiness card
An electronic business card device is provided including a memory constructed and adapted to store at least one electronic business card consisting of at least an image of a business card along with associated card information derivable from and associated with the business card, a sending mechanism constructed and adapted to send a stored electronic business card to other devices, a receiving mechanism constructed and adapted to receive an electronic business card and associated card information from another device, and a storing mechanism constructed and adapted to selectively store the received electronic business card in the memory, the storing being based at least in part on at least some of the received associated card information.
Owner:ZAP CARD CORP
Video message device
A video display device. The video display device includes a display device, a display, and a memory device for storing video data. A controller controls the display and the memory device so as to display a video sequence as a function of the video data stored in the memory device. The video display device may be adapted to be a trophy, a plaque, lapel pin, sports equipment, sports memorabilia, a trading card, a board game piece, a book marker, a key fob, a business card, a desk accessory, a promotional give-away item, a direct mail item, a refrigerator magnet or a souvenir.
Owner:VISICHIP
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