Personal information providing system and personal information providing method

A personal information providing system, comprising a user terminal and a personal information server, for providing personal information on a user through the Internet, wherein

• said user terminal comprises:
• personal information transmission means for transmitting the personal information on the user to the personal information server;
• electronic mail transmission means for allowing said user to create and transmit an electronic mail;
• recipient information generation means for transmitting to the personal information server recipient information on a recipient based on the electronic mail transmitted from said user;
• electronic mail reception means for allowing said user to receive the electronic mail;
• and
• personal information acquisition means for allowing a recipient who has been received an electronic mail to request personal information on a sender of the electronic mail, for acquiring the personal information on the sender from said personal information server, and for displaying the acquired personal information, and wherein
• said personal information server comprises:
• personal information registration means for receiving the personal information on said user from said user terminal, and for registering the received personal information with a personal information file;
• empowering means for receiving recipient information from said user terminal and for empowering the recipient who is described in said recipient information to refer to the personal information on said user;
• and
• personal information providing means for transmitting the personal information on said user to said recipient if said recipient requesting the personal information on said user is empowered to refer to the personal information on said user.

A personal information providing method for providing personal information on a user through the Internet, comprising the steps of:

• making the user register the personal information with a personal information server;
• transmitting an electronic mail created by said user to a recipient,
• generating recipient information describing information on the recipient based on said transmitted electronic mail,
• transmitting the generated recipient information to said personal information server;
• making said personal information server receive said recipient information, and empower the recipient described in said recipient information to refer to the personal information on said user;
• making the recipient of the electronic mail transmitted from said user receive said electronic mail;
• making said recipient request said personal information server to transmit the personal information on said user;
• making said personal information server examine whether said recipient is empowered to refer to the personal information on said user, and transmit the personal information on said user to the recipient if the recipient is empowered;
• and
• making said recipient refer to the received personal information on said user.