Sending and receiving electronic business cards

US7974877B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Rajesh Ramanathan · Redmond, US
• Peter Allenspach · Sammamish, US
• Radu Bacioiu · Kirkland, US
• Liang-Yu Chi · Austin, US
• David Gray · Bellevue, US
• Victor Erwin Romano · North Bend, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 23, 2005
• Grant date: Jul 5, 2011
• Expiry date: Mar 30, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0277
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Graphical visual representations of electronic business cards may be generated from associated contact file information. Electronic business cards may be sent and received over digital media. Contacts information associated with received electronic business cards may be used for adding to or updating information contained in a recipient's electronic contact files.