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US 2002/0053596 A1Published application
Business card
AssigneeAnoto AB
InventorsKristofer Skantze, Jan Andersson
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AssigneeAnoto AB
InventorsKristofer Skantze, Jan Andersson
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A business card and a pen, which is adapted to detect a position-coding pattern on the business card and calculate a coordinate by means of the pattern. When activating a send box by means of the pen, a computer sends a .vcf file containing the card holder's particulars to a card recipient belonging to the pen holder. When using an optional pen, the .vcf file is sent to a recipient indicated on the keypad of a mobile phone or written on the business card in associated fields or marked in other manners. The pen communicates with a computer wirelessly, for instance via Bluetooth, mobile phone and the Internet. Additional information can be drawn on the back of the business card and be attached to the transmission, such as date and time for the next meeting, a small drawing or sketch etc.
A business card comprising particulars about a business card holder, such as company and/or personal particulars, characterized in that the business card is provided with a position-coding pattern adapted to code at least one coordinate on a virtual surface, said coordinate being associated with said particulars.
A business card as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said particulars and/or said information consist of one or more of the following:
A system comprising a business card as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, and further comprising a handheld unit, such as a pen, which is adapted to detect the above-mentioned position-coding pattern and calculate a coordinate by means of said pattern, characterized in that the handheld unit comprises a communication device which is adapted to send said coordinate to a database which comprises a file with said particulars, for instance a .vcf file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.