Method and apparatus for modeling business card exchanges in a point-to-point or a multi-point personal computer conference
US5852807A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 8, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/1813
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The conference manager and address service of a general purpose personal conference application are enhanced with a plurality of functions for setting up, exchanging, saving, retrieving and re-sending "business cards" electronically. The external manifestation of an electronic "business card" is a visual presentation of information commonly found on physical business cards in a format that resembles a physical business card. Preferably, the visual presentation also includes a picture of the person named. Internally, the information including the data necessary to render the picture are maintained in data structures.
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