Server-Based Electronic Business Card Exchange Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The process of exchanging electronic business cards is complex and inconvenient due to the need for manual input of information, especially when dealing with large amounts of data like names, phone numbers, and emails.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that involve a first terminal sending a request message with condition and location information to a server, which selects a corresponding request message from received messages within a preset time frame, allowing for the automatic exchange of electronic business cards between terminals based on proximity and similarity of conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If electronic business cards are stored in mobile terminals, then convenience of carrying and preservation is improved, but the process of exchanging becomes complex due to manual input requirements
Solution Approach 1:
A server is introduced as an intermediary to facilitate the exchange of electronic business cards. The server receives request messages from terminals, automatically matches them with corresponding response messages, and transfers the business card information. This eliminates the need for manual input at the terminal side, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-storing business card information on the server and preparing matchable request messages in advance. When a user initiates an exchange, the server quickly retrieves and matches the pre-prepared information, avoiding complex real-time processing at the terminal and simplifying the user's exchange process.
2Manufacturing precision
If manual input is used to exchange electronic business cards, then information accuracy can be controlled, but the exchange process becomes time-consuming and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses copying by transmitting business card information as data between terminals via the server. Instead of manual re-entry, the electronic business card data is copied and transferred automatically, maintaining information accuracy while dramatically reducing exchange time. The request message containing business card data is replicated and sent to the appropriate terminal.
Solution Approach 2:
The manual mechanical input process is replaced with an automated electronic system. The server uses automated message processing and data transmission to exchange business cards, substituting the manual typing and copying process with electronic automation, thereby reducing time while maintaining accuracy through structured data formats.
3Ease of operation
If automatic matching based on location and time is implemented, then exchange process is simplified, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The server is designed with multi-functionality to handle various aspects of the exchange process: receiving request messages, analyzing location and time information, matching messages, and transferring data. This universal server handles all complex operations centrally, allowing individual terminals to remain simple while achieving automated matching through the server's integrated capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The server acts as an intermediary that absorbs the system complexity. By centralizing the matching logic and data processing on the server side, the complexity is isolated from the terminals. Users interact only with their own terminals which remain simple, while the server handles the complex automatic matching based on location, time, and message content.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose methods, apparatuses, and systems for exchanging electronic business card. One of the methods includes: receiving a first request message sent by a first terminal, wherein the first request message includes first condition information, a first electronic business card, and first location information of the first terminal; selecting a second request message from at least one request message received during a preset period of time, according to the first location information, the first condition information, and the time when the first request message was received; sending an electronic business card corresponding to the second request message to the first terminal; and sending the first electronic business card to a second terminal, wherein the second request message was sent by the second terminal. The methods, the apparatuses, and the systems can be directed to simplify the process of exchanging electronic business cards.