Contact Client IM Binding for Name Card Exchange
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for exchanging name cards between contact clients and IM clients are inefficient, requiring manual input and lack direct sharing capabilities, leading to low efficiency in transferring and storing contact information.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that bind contact clients with IM clients through associated accounts, allowing for the sharing and generation of name cards using friendship links, enabling direct sharing and storage of name cards between clients, with the contact client obtaining additional information from the IM server to complete the name card details.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual copying and pasting is used to transfer name card information between contact client and IM client, then the name card can be transferred, but the operation complexity and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the contact client and IM client into a unified system through account binding. The contact client and IM client share the same contact database, allowing name cards to be automatically synchronized between the two applications without manual copying or pasting operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides automatic name card synchronization functionality where the contact client automatically retrieves and stores name card information from the IM server when the user selects to share a name card. This eliminates the need for users to manually write down and input contact information.
2Productivity
If manual writing and input is used to store received name card information, then the name card can be stored in the contact, but the operational complexity and time required increase
Solution Approach 1:
The contact client automatically retrieves name card information from the IM server using the bound account credentials. When a user receives a name card via IM, the system automatically stores it in the contact database without requiring the user to manually write down and input the information.
Solution Approach 2:
The IM server acts as an intermediary that stores and manages contact information. The contact client communicates with the IM server through the bound account to automatically retrieve and synchronize name card data, eliminating the need for manual data entry.
3Adaptability or versatility
If separate clients are used for contact management and instant messaging, then each client can perform its specific function, but the integration and direct sharing capabilities between them are lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines contact management and instant messaging functionalities into an integrated system through account binding. The contact client and IM client share the same contact database and user credentials, enabling seamless direct sharing of name cards between the two applications without requiring separate data transfer processes.
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides a method, apparatus and terminal for exchanging a name card, which relates to mobile communication technologies. The method comprises: binding the contact client with a first Instant Messaging (IM) client through an associated account, the contact client comprising a contact; receiving a selecting signal for selecting at least one name card in the contact; sending the selected at least one name card to the first IM client binded with the contact client, the first IM client comprising a first user account, and the first user account having a friendship link; and sharing the selected at least one name card through the first user account with at least one second IM client in the friendship link.