WO2003005269A1

WO2003005269A1 - Method for ordering and manufacturing business cards and recording media where program that makes said method executed is recorded

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Publication number: WO2003005269A1
Application number: PCT/KR2002/000965
Authority: WO
Inventors: Byeong-Do Hwang
Original assignee: Byeong-Do Hwang
Priority date: 2001-05-21
Filing date: 2002-05-21
Publication date: 2003-01-16
Also published as: KR20020088837A

Abstract

he present invention provides a method of ordering name card and making the name card through computer. The method comprises a step of recording matters that are to be described in the name card and name card attribute information, which is provided by an ordering person; a step of generating identifier that is assigned to the name card using the to-be-described matters and the attribute information; a step of transferring the to-be-described matters and the attribute information to a name card printer; a step of receiving the identifier from a terminal and a step of transferring the information to the name card terminal.

Description

[Specification]

[Title of the invention]

Method for ordering and manufacturing business cards and recording media

where program that makes said method executed is recorded.

[Technical field]

The present invention relates to a method for ordering and making a

business card and advertising means and recording medium where the method is

recorded a program executes, more specifically to a method for ordering and

making a business card or advertising means using the Internet or communication

network and recording media where the method is recorded the program executes.

[Related art]

A business card has been used for a long time for showing one's position or

address. A person who receives business cards use a business card holder or a

method of recording data of received business cards in a computer, in order to

manage the business cards. Due to such inconvenience in managing business cards,

loss of business card data is frequently occurred. Further, although he can manage

all business cards, there are attended with inconveniences that he has to search all

of business cards for searching data about a specific business card in numerous

business card data.

Further, when a person receives a business card for advertisement, he/she

discards or scraps unintentionally without seeing contents of the business card in

detail. Like this, if a business card receiver does not see the business card, the

business card cannot accomplish its function, and an orderer of the business card loses expense of manufacturing business cards without accomplishing any purpose.

Furthermore, there are problems that resources are wasted, and that time for

manufacturing business cards is wasted.

Further, by this time, there are mostly charged business cards that are

manufactured at the expense paid by a business card orderer who orders to

manufacture business card. In some cases, it is possible that one inserts

advertisement in the business card, and gets a part of manufacturing expense from

the advertiser. But, it is nearly impossible that the advertiser acquires advertising

effects of business cards effectively, because it is very difficult that he grasps

distributed path or place of business cards. Therefore, advertiser acts passively

about inserting advertisement in business cards and paying expense of

manufacturing business cards.

Furthermore, there are problems that resources are wasted and

accomplishing pre-determined purpose as advertising means is substantially

difficult because the most part of receiver discard and scrap without seeing

contents in detail, specially, in case of advertising means distributed for

advertisement or propaganda and so on.

[Detailed description of the invention]

The object of the present invention is as for overcoming the above

drawbacks accompanying the conventional art, to provide method and apparatus

for performing easily management of data about business cards received by

numerous people through circumstances of the Internet and communication

network. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and

apparatus for maximizing effect of advertising or informing through business cards

by inducing of business cards or advertising means receiver to see the business

cards, through a means for providing incentive to a person who see specifically

business cards or advertising means received the other man or a person who

manages fully business card data.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method and

apparatus for increasing the value of advertisement inserted in business cards, by

maximizing advertising effect of business cards and advertising means with

making distributed path or distributed place of business cards or advertising means

monitored, using the Internet or communication network.

Method for ordering and making a business card according to the present

invention for accomplishing above described object, comprises, a step of recording

to-be-described matters of a business card and attribute information of a business

card; a step of generating a identifiers to be assigned to a business card

manufactured using the to-be-described matters of the business card and the

attribute information of the business card; a step of transferring the to-be-described

matters of the business card, the attribute information of the business card and the

identifier to a business card printing unit so as to print the to-be-described matters

of the business card and the identifier in a medium according to the attribute

information of the business card; a step of receiving the identifier from a receiver's

terminal, and a step of transferring the business card orderer information to the

receiver's terminal. Further, a recording medium where program for ordering and making a

business card that is practicable in computer according to the present invention,

comprises (a) a memory field of business card orderer and business card

information for memorizing to-be-described matters of a business card and

attribute information of the business card, (b) a memory field in which a program is

recorded, wherein the program performing a step of generating identifier to be

assigned to a business card generated by printing the to-be-described matters of

business card in a medium according to the attribute information of the business

card, a step of transferring the to-be-described matters of the business card, the

attribute information of the business card, and the identifier to a business card

printing unit so as to print the to-be-described matters of the business card, and the

identifier in a medium according to the attribute information of the business card, a

step of receiving the identifier of the business card received from the business card

receiver's terminal, and a step of transferring the business card orderer information

to the business card receiver's terminal, (c) a memory field of business card

identifier for memorizing the business card identifier in response to receiving the

business card identifier from the business card receiver's terminal.

[Brief description of the drawings]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing environment of information process for

embodying the method for ordering and manufacturing business cards using a

communications network according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a flow chart of the first embodiment of the method for ordering and

manufacturing business cards according to the present invention. Fig. 3 shows processing flow of the second embodiment of the method for

ordering and manufacturing business cards according to the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a flow chart of the method for creating business card identifier

according to the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a flow chart of the third embodiment of the method for ordering

and manufacturing business cards according to the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a flow chart of the forth embodiment of the method for ordering

and manufacturing business cards according to the present invention.

Fig. 7 shows a processing flow of the process that a receiver of business

cards manufactured according to the present invention receives incentive.

Fig. 8 is a table showing an example of differential incentive provided to

business cards manufactured according to the present invention.

[Embodiments]

With referring to the drawings, the method for ordering and manufacturing

business cards using communications network according to the present invention is

described in the following.

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of information process

environment for embodying the method for ordering and manufacturing business

cards according to the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 1, a server (100) is connected through terminal (103) or

communication network (101) that are accessible to a user. Not identifying a

plurality of users can access to communication network (113) using terminals

(103) such as personal computer or information communication device. Cellular phone, PCS phone, PDA and IMT2000 terminal and so on are included in such

terminals (110). Communication network (101) must be interpreted in a broad

sense comprising the Internet, LAN, WAN, radio communication network, and

wire telephone network.

The server (100) comprises a control unit (105) and a business card printing

unit (107). The server (100) may comprise a registrant database (109), a business

card database (111) and a point database (113). According to another embodiment

of the present invention, the business card printing unit (107) may act as an

identifier printing unit for printing only identifiers, as describing in below. In this

case, printing to-be-described matters of a business card in a medium according to

attribute information of the business cards is done by extra business card printing

businessman

The business card database (111) comprises a field of business card orderer

information for memorizing information about the business card orderer who

orders to manufacture a business card, a field of matters that are to be described in

the business card for memorizing matters to be described in ordered business card,

a field of a business card attribute for memorizing attribute information of ordered

business card, a field of identifier for memorizing identifiers that are generated

every ordered business card and to be assigned every business card which is not

less than two, and a field of receiver information for recording information of a

business card receiver each the field of identifier, in each business card which is

ordered. Ordering and transferring

With referring to Fig. 2, a process that a user, a business card orderer, orders

a business card to be printed, and that the business card which is printed according

to that is transferred to the business card orderer is described in the following.

First, a person who would order business cards orders business cards (201).

The ordering, for example, can be done off-line. Although a business card may be

ordered by a user who will be use it directly, generally, a company of the user

orders it. A person who uses and distributes a business card directly is called as

"business card orderer", in below.

The business card orderer orders manufacture of a business card with

showing matters which he/she wants to describe in the business card such as a

name of the orderer, a name of company of the orderer, and an address, a phone

number, a fax number, a mobile phone number, an e-mail address, and so on, to a

service offerer who offers service of manufacturing business cards according to the

present invention. Except for above items, printing medium attribute information

of the business card such as colors, the quality, a standard, and so on, and

background information which is shown or recorded in the printing medium of the

business card may be comprised as attribute information of a business card.

A business card manufacturer inputs the to-be-described matters and

attribute information which is offered by the business card orderer, for example, as

a form of file. (202) Next, the business card manufacturer records to-be-described

matters and attribute information of the business card in the database (111) of the

server (100) as the form of file. (203) The to-be-described matters and attribute information of business cards is used for manufacturing the business card which is

ordered by the business card orderer.

According to the present invention, identifiers that are generated for

identifying one from another business cards are assigned to each the business card

(204).

Although the identifiers are assigned differently to each business card that is

to be printed, these may be assigned differently to each business card orderer in

another embodiment. In other words, all identifiers of business cards printed at one

time of a person of "A" may be same. According to this method, there are merits

that the speed of printing business cards becomes fast and expenses become down

with not increasing the number of figures highly.

As an identifier for identifying each business card is generated, it is printed

on pre-determined position of a business card (115) with to-be-described matters.

There are serial numbers as a brief example of the identifier. The serial numbers

that are generated each business card and that printed on the business card are

characteristic number of each business card, and those are used for identifying

each business card, and managing information about receivers, and providing

incentive to receivers, as described in below. The process of generating an

identifier of a business card and printing the identifier on the business card may be

accomplished with the process of printing the business card, or after the business

card is printed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an identifier is

generated using random number generator that is a form of memory, for assigning characteristic numbers not overlapped. In other words, the method for generating

random numbers that do not have substantially reciprocal relation, without

generating same numbers that are not less than two may be used. Herewith, it is

substantially impossible to prospect another identifiers from an identifier, because

identifiers assigned to business cards do not have reciprocal relationship one

another, even if a business card orderer is same. Combination of numbers,

characters, marks, speech recognitions and so on could be used as the identifier.

Concept of "Sign Bank" may be used as a method for generating random

numbers. The sing bank is a kind of aggregate where combinations of numbers or

signs to be used in each business card that is generated according to the present

invention as above-described identifiers are generated and stored.

Various elements can be used for generating the numbers to be stored in the

sign bank. Fig. 4 shows a process for generating the sing bank and assigning the

identifiers to each business card.

First, a process for registering elements that would be standard for

generating signs that are to be stored in the sign bank is executed. (401)

For example, figures of the signs may be six according to an embodiment of

the present invention. Combination sign of English and number may be assigned to

the first two figures, and room number may be assigned to next two figures, and

combination of numbers may be assigned to the last two figures. However, the

signs are not necessarily constituted according to the rule. Further, it is preferable

that a sign generating rate is ruled to partial rate in all number of signs to be

generated by the rule. Above described identifiers are generated by executing of a random number

program according to the rule (402), and the generated identifiers are stored. (403)

The sign bank is accomplished as the stored identifiers are extracted (404) by

executing of a sign extracting program, and identifiers that are to be assigned to

each business card are stored in it (405). Identifiers that are stored in the sign bank

can be downloaded, when identifiers are assigned to actual business cards.

According to another embodiment according to the present invention, after

generating identifiers for being printed in business card, identifiers may be printed

as being encoded by a predetermined encoding algorithm. The sever (100)

comprises the encoding algorithm for identifiers that are assigned to business card,

and can interpret the identifiers by decoding, when a business card receiver

transfers encoded number to the server (100).

Still another embodiment according to the present invention, predetermined

patterns that are generated may be printed in business card instead of identifiers.

Such patterns must be unique in each business card so that all business cards have

different patterns. For example, bar code that could be decoded by one dimension

detector, or two dimensions plane code may be used as the patterns. In this

embodiment, it is preferable that the receiver's terminal (104) has a means for

decoding pattern that is printed in business card and transferring it to the server

(100). Furthermore, a device for decoding pattern that is printed in business card

may be prepared, and it can be connected to the receiver's terminal (104).

An operator of the server (100) can print business card directly using a

printing device connected to the sever (100) and a database, or request printing work to a printing businessman, as a method for manufacturing business card on

the basis of information recorded in the database (111) of the server (100).

In case of manufacturing business card directly using the printing device

connected to the server (100) and the database, the control unit (105) transfers

business card printing order to the business card printing unit (107) on the basis of

information which is recorded in the business card database (111). The business

card printing unit (107) prints the pertinent number of business cards (115) with

referring to the to-be-described mattes, attribute information of the business card,

and identifying information which is recorded in the business card database (111),

according to receiving the printing order.

It is preferable that an identifier to be marked on a business card is printed

by the operator of the server (100), even if the operator requests printing work of

business cards to an extra printing businessman. When the operator prints an

identifier on a business card, he/she downloads the identifier that is stored in the

sign bank to a terminal, and uses an identifier printing device (not shown)

connected to the terminal.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the printing

work of a business card may be done by another service provider (below, is called

as 'member's store') which is far from the server (100). In other words, another

service provider executes the method for manufacturing business cards according

to the present invention, with using the server (100) as it is.

Business card manufacturing order according to above embodiment will be

illustrated, with referring to Fig. 5. First, the member's store logs in the server (100) through communication network such as the Internet, computer

communication network, and so on (501). Further, the member's store inputs to-

be-described matters of a business card provided by business card orderer who

orders to manufacture business card (502), and makes an application for identifier

which is to be assigned to the business card to the server (100) (503). When the

identifier is assigned (504), the terminal of the member's store receives the

identifier (505). In this embodiment, printing a business card and printing an

identifier can be accomplished in the same time, or in the separate time. In case of

being accomplished in the separate time, it proceeds to business card printing after

storing an identifier that is assigned by the server (100) in the terminal of the

member's store as a form of file. And in case of printing a business card and an

identifier in the same time, those are printed straightly with not above storing step.

On the other hand, when the business card orderer orders a business card,

he/she can order it on-line. Such on-line ordering process is illustrated in below,

with referring to Fig. 3.

A user connects to the server (100) through the terminal (103) (301). The

control unit (105) of the server (100) performs a process of connector's log-in, a

process of certification, and a process of inputting connector's credit information.

Personal information of the connector is extracted from the registrant database

(109) through such processes .

Continuously, the control unit (105) inquires described matters in a business

card to a connector's terminal (103) (303). It may be used a method for displaying

input screen of described matters to the connector's terminal (103) and so on. There are name of orderer, information of his company, e-mail address and so on,

as described matters that the control unit (105) inquires to the connector's terminal

(103). The connector inputs described matter in the business card in response to

the inquiry of the control unit (105), and the terminal (103) transfers it to the server

(100). The control unit (105) records received described matters in the business

card database (111).

The control unit (105) inquires attribute information of the business card.

There are attribute information of a business card printing medium such as colors,

the quality, standards and so on, and background information shown or recorded in

the printing medium except for to-be-described matters of the business card, and so

on, as attribute information of the business card. The connector inputs attribute

information of the business card in response to inquiry of the control unit (105),

and the terminal (103) transfers it to the server (100) (309). The control unit (105)

records received attribute information of the business card in the business card

database (111).

The control unit (105) demands to input the number of printing business

cards. The connector inputs the number of printing business cards in response to

demand of the control unit (105), and the terminal (103) transfers it to the control

unit (105) (313). The control unit (105) records the number of printing business

cards in the business card database (111).

The control unit (105) transfers business card printing order to the printing

unit (107) on the basis of information that are recorded in the business card

database (111). The printing unit (107) prints the pertinent number of business cards with referring to the to-be-described matters and attribute information that

are recorded in the business card database (111) according to receiving business

card printing order (315).

According to the present invention, the method for manufacturing not only

business cards having a predetermined form but also an electrical business card is

provided. As a process for manufacturing the electrical business card, an orderer

selects one of samples of electrical business card on-line or off-line (601), and

inputs to-be-described matters of the electrical business card (602). The server

(100) creates the electrical business card by selecting the inputted matters, and

stores it in a database (603). A created electrical business card is sent on-line by e-

mail and so on, to receiver who the orderer wants to distribute to (604). A purpose

of above described invention is accomplished with providing incentive to a

receiver (605) when he/she reads the electrical business card which is sent by an e-

mail and so on.

Although above described identifier can be recorded in an electrical

business card, identifier may do not recorded. In other words, in case that the

identifier is not recorded, an electrical business card can be identifier by itself.

Accordingly, if the electrical business card receiver declares his intention for

reading it, for example, only click, incentive is provided to the receiver as like

describing below. However, although this time, system comprising the server (100)

has the number corresponding to an electrical business card of each business card

orderer in the inner part. Providing identifier and managing a business card receiver

In below, the process that a business card receiver inputs information of

himself by connecting to the server (100), and that the server (100) manages the

information of the receiver is described.

A business card receiver who receives a business card manufactured

according to the present invention connects to the server (100) through the

terminal (104) (701). The control unit (105) of the server (100) performs a process

of connector's log-in, a process of certification, and a process of inputting

connector's credit information. Personal information of a pertinent connector is

extracted from the registrant database (109) through such processes.

Continuously, the control unit (105) inquires an identifier to a receiver's

terminal (104) (701). In the present process, the method of displaying identifier to

an input screen and so on, in the receiver's terminal (104) can be used. The

receiver inputs the identifier printed in predetermined position of the received

business card, and the terminal (104) transfers it to the server (100) (703). In case

that the identifier is barcode, pattern, and speech recognition, barcode detector or

pattern recognition device can be used as a method of inputting identifier to the

terminal.

The control unit (105) searches the business card database (111) with

referring to the received identifier, and searches recorded field of a business card

that is pertinent to the series number. Continuously, it records information about

the receiver in the recorded field (704). According to this, information of every

receiver who receives business card is recorded in the business card database (111). The business card orderer who publishes a business card can confirm

specific information about receivers who receive the business card published by

him, with searching the business card database (111) through the control unit (105).

Further the business card orderer can demand transmission of received information

to the control unit (105), and he/she manages information of receiver with

recording it in the orderer' s terminal (103), when the server (100) transfers it to the

orderer's terminal (103) (706).

The control unit (105) searches business card orderer information that is

pertinent to an identifier, with searching received business cards database (111)

with referring to the identifier. Further, with referring to this, the control unit (105)

extracts the business card orderer information from the registrant database (109)

(707). The specific business card orderer information can be transferred to the

receiver's terminal (104) of pertinent business card (708). In this case, the receiver

can manage received specific business card orderer information by recording it in

the receiver's terminal (104). The business card orderer information may mainly

comprise described matters in business card and advertisement relating to the

business card orderer. Although the information of related product and so on, is

showed to the receiver by being transferred according to demand of the receiver's

terminal (104), it can be showed to the receiver by being transferred automatically

to the receiver's terminal or e-mail in respect of increment of acquiring

information. The information of related product and so on can be showed to the

receiver's terminal by pop-up or e-mail.

On the other hand, according to another embodiment of the present invention, a method for changing business card orderer information, for example, a

name of orderer's company that is stored in the business card database (111) of the

server (100) in bulk is provided, in case that a name of company is changed. In

other words, if a name of 'A' company is changed to 'B', names of company of

business card orderers who are recorded in the business card database (111) as one

belonging to the 'A' company is changed to 'B'. By this method, it is very

convenient to manage information of business cards, because the server (100)

changes it in bulk without necessity that each business card receiver changes or

renews information of business card orderer.

Although a technological concept applicable to business cards is illustrated

in above-described embodiment, above described method for ordering and

manufacturing business cards can be applicable to advertising means. In here,

"advertising means" means advertising matters which are distributed for the

purpose of advertisement, propaganda, information, or sails promotion and so on,

and it is interpreted as concept comprising not only a printing medium made of

paper but a medium having another quality. Also, a use of "advertising means"

referred to the specification is not confined to only advertisement, etc.

In case that the present invention is applied to advertising means, it is same

substantially as the method for ordering and manufacturing of business cards, but it

is only different from business cards in the respects of described matters, or

attribute information, etc. In other words, contents of advertisement such as picture

of product, contents of advertising copy, etc are described matters of an advertising

means, although name of business card orderer, company, phone number, etc are described matters of a business card. In case of advertising means, an identifier

that is discriminable from another advertising means is assigned according to

above described method, alike in case of a business card.

Information of an advertiser who distributes an advertising means is

transferred, when a manufactured advertising means is distributed and an identifier

that is printed in the advertising means is inputted to a terminal of advertising

means recognizing person who receives the advertising means. In some cases,

another person except for direct receiver of the advertising means, for example,

who recognizes contents of the advertising means accidentally, may input the

identifier.

As the need arises, not information of advertiser but the third information,

for example, contents of product that advertiser wants to advertise or information

of sales member taking charge of selling may be transferred. And information of a

receiver who receives advertising means may be transferred to an advertiser

conversely as like above described method for ordering and manufacturing

business cards.

Providing incentive

In below, the process for providing incentive to a business card receiver

after the receiver receives business card and transfers an identifier that is printed in

the business card to the server (100) is illustrated. Although cases of business card

are mainly illustrated for the convenience's sake, below illustrated invention is

applied to cases of advertising means as the same.

An embodiment of the present invention, when a business card receiver provides an identifier to the server (100), incentive may be provided by drawing

about this. First, the receiver transfers an identifier that is printed on a

predetermined position of the business card to the server (100) (709). The server

(100) takes the identifier as input, and determines whether the identifier inputted is

a proper identifier by searching the business card database (111). As a result of

determination, if the identifier is determined as a proper identifier of pre-published

business card, the server (100) provides a lottery ticket to the receiver who

transfers the identifier (710). The receiver participates in drawing through the

lottery ticket (711), and the server (100) determines whether he wins a prize or not.

In case that the receiver is determined to win a prize, the server (100) provides

incentive to the receiver who wins a prize (712). There are cash, points

exchangeable to goods, financial commodity, and so on, as incentive that is

provided to the winner.

On the other hand, it can transfer advertising contents that are same with

contents printed in business card or advertising means, or transfer connected

advertisement to the receiver, apart from providing incentive when the receiver of

a business card or advertising means inputs the identifier.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the incentive

may be applied differentially according to business cards or advertising means. In

other words, incentive is provided to the receiver differentially according to

business cards that the receiver receives, in this embodiment.

An example of incentive provided differentially is shown in fig. 8. For

example, let us suppose that there are "A" type business card and "B" type business card. Both incentive are discriminated by limiting the amount of incentive

money to thirty won, the possible amount of winning money to one hundred

million won, the number of input limited to three times about "A" type business

card, the amount of incentive money to ten won, the possible amount of winning

money to fifty million won, the number of input limited to four times about "B"

type business card. The number of input limited means a number that the receiver

can input contents of business card that business card orderer is same and

identifiers are different respectively in case that business card receivers are same

person. In other words, in case that "C" who is a business card receiver receives a

plurality of business cards whose identifiers are different and contents of business

card are same respectively of "D" who is a business card order, he can input three

times if received business cards are "A" type, and he can input four times if

received business cards are "B" type. Of course, the number of input limited is

applied in case of same business card receiver.

However, providing incentive differentially is not confined foregoing

example, and items that are provided differentially can be changed according to

necessity.

As an embodiment of a method that the server (100) draws, there is a

method that the server (100) publishes not less than two lottery tickets, and the

server (100) determines so that only pre-determined lottery tickets among

published lottery tickets are wined. Further, the server (100) makes the receiver

receive one of lottery tickets that are published not less than two, and determines

whether the lottery ticket of the receiver is a winning ticket or not. Like this, the method of determining whether the receiver wins a prize or not at the point of time

that the receiver transfers identifier, is called as the immediate drawing method, in

the specifications.

As modified embodiment of above embodiment, after the business card

receiver receives the lottery ticket, it may determine by a method such as lottery

for house purchasing, without determining immediately whether selected lottery

ticket is a winning ticket.

As still another embodiment of the present invention, the server (100)

publishes not less than two lottery tickets, for example, numbers, and it determines

the predetermined number of winning ticket among published lottery tickets, and it

makes the receiver choose not less than two winning tickets among lottery tickets,

and it provides incentive to the receiver in proportion to the number that lottery

tickets chosen by the receiver is consistent with winning ticket. For example, the

server (100) determines 6 numbers as winning numbers among numbers from 1 to

49. And, it makes a user choose 6 numbers among numbers from 1 to 49. If total

distribution money is one hundred million, it can determine as fifty million to the

first who corrects all 6 numbers, thirty million to the second who corrects 5

numbers, twenty million to the third who corrects 4 numbers. At this time, if there

are a plurality of winning persons, namely the second ranking persons are two, it

can distribute winning money, thirty million won, to two persons. Further,

distributing money can be different according to collecting money.

As another embodiment of a method that the server (100) draws, there are a

method that the server (100) chooses winning ticket among the provided identifiers when identifiers more than predetermined number are provided, in order words,

receivers more than predetermined number provide identifiers of business cards,

after the server (100) records the number of receivers who input identifier. The

method like this is called as the drawing method in the specifications.

The probability of winning a prize may be different according to published

business cards. For example, as the probability of winning a prize is highly in case

that business card orderer paid for a large amount as business card publication fee,

it may make the receiver who receives high quality business cards expect highly

incentive that can be generated from receive business cards.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, it can adopt a

method that a business card orderer makes advertisement inserted in his business

card, and he is paid from advertiser for a part or the whole of business card

publication fee, in the process that a user, the business card orderer, connects to the

server (100) and orders business cards. The advertiser can expect advertising

effects, on the ground of a job or age of the orderer of a business card where he inserts advertisement.

Also, as like above description, the advertiser can know a quantity of

business cards by receiving a serial numbers from the receiver and be provided

with specific information about a receiver of the business card where is printed his

advertisement by receiving specific information of receivers. With this, it is

possible that advertising effect through a business card is maximized in a position

of advertiser. Incentive providing business card through points

According to another embodiment of the present invention, it can provide

incentive to a receiver by publishing points when a business card orderer orders a

business card, and providing points to the receiver according that the receiver who

receives a business card assigned points provides identifier of received business

card. For this, the server (100) for embodying a method for manufacturing

business cards according to the present invention comprises preferably a point

database (113). The point database (113) has fields of a point name, a point

publishing institution, a converting rate of point to cash, and so on, about each

point according to kinds of points. For example, the point database (113) records A

point, B point, and C point, and the rate of point to cash of those points are 1:2, 1:1,

and 1:0.5.

Method for ordering and manufacturing business cards where points are

assigned according to the present invention is illustrated.

In this embodiment, it performs below process that it makes business card

orderer choose points and records this, at before and behind or the same time of the

process of inquiring described matters, attribute information of the business card,

and the number of business cards to a business card orderer and being inputted, in

an embodiment of above described method for ordering and manufacturing

business card.

First, the server (100) extracts not less than two points assigned to a

business card, and a converting rate of the points from the point database (113),

and it notices to a business card orderer. This is performed by extracting a name of points and converting rate of points about points registered in the point database

(113), and displaying to business card orderer's terminal (103). For example, in

case that the business orderer, C, orders four hundred sheets of business card, the

server (100) extracts point names and converting rates of point to cash in the point

database (113) about A point, B point, and C point, and displays to the business

card orderer's terminal (103).

The server (100) inquires to the business card orderer to choose not less

than two points that are noticed, and inquires assigned number of chosen points to

a business card. When the business card orderer inputs point and cash rate, the

server (100) records the rate of point to cash and assigned numbers with described

matters, attribute information of the business card, and the number of business card

to the business card database (113). For example, the business card orderer, C,

chooses B point, and assigns 10 points in each business card.

The server publishes points referring to the rate of point to cash that the

business card orderer chooses, and assigns it to a business card. Also, it calculates

cash pertinent to the total of assigned points, hereafter, can claim to advertiser as a

part of expense that is taken for manufacturing business cards. According to

another embodiment of the present invention, points that the business card orderer

has been holding may be assigned to the business card. According to above

embodiment, total expense which is paid for assigning points to business cards is

400 x 10= 4000, as business card orderer, C, assigns B point whose the converting,

rate of cash to point is 1:1 to every 400 sheets of business card by 10 points

respectively. An embodiment such as above described method for ordering and

manufacturing business cards, specific information of points assigned to to-be-

printed business cards may be printed with referring to point information recorded

in the business card database (111), in the process that the control unit (105)

transfers business card print order to the business card print unit (107) on the basis

of information recorded in the business card database (111), and the business card

print unit (107) prints business cards (115). The business card receiver reads

specific information that is printed in a received business card, and estimates the

value of points that the receiver can take according to providing serial number of

the business card and personal information of himself to the server (100).

Hereafter, in the process of providing incentive to the receiver according

that the business card receiver provides an identifier of a business card to the

server (100), it provides points to the receiver who provides the identifier. The

points that are provided to the receiver are transferred to a point account of the

receiver with referring to the point database (113).

The embodiment of a business card that provides incentive with using

points, like as above description, can use a method of inserting an advertisement in

the business card. In this case, all process that needs to insert advertisement, like

above description, can be applied to the present embodiment. Explanation about

this is omitted.

In above description, although a method for ordering and manufacturing

business cards is mainly illustrated, it should be treated as business card illustrated

in the specification even if advertising means that performs function like that of business card such as advertising means, informing means, on-line electronic

business cards, the Internet cards, and so on. And in this case, meaning of a

business card of present invention must be interpreted in a broad sense.

[Industrial applicability]

According to the present invention, people can manage easily a list of name

of people who he gives his business card to, and a list of business card that he

receives. In other words, if a business card receiver manages business cards

individually, there are worry of missing data due to hardware trouble and other

reasons, and complicate matters. However, the above problems are reduced

remarkably, because the service provider manages totally, according to the present

invention. Furthermore, the present invention provides advantage for monitoring

change of social activity of each individual receiver, by making management of

business card information in chronological order be possible because business card

receiver is able to manage information of a business card orderer of received

business card systematically.

Furthermore, it provides advantage that business card receivers need not

input business card information by repeating, because the server manages business

card information in bulk.

Moreover, it can return benefits to business card receiver by applying

identifiers of business cards or advertising means as a condition of publishing

lottery tickets or a lottery tickets. Because the conventional business cards do not

have such construction, those business cards cause resources to be wasted and

advertising effect to hinder by bring the result that a customer throw away print for information of sails man or store without seeing it. The present invention brings

the result that both accomplish purpose because it makes the possibility that a

person who wants to inform something informs it to the people whom he want to

inform to with accuracy be high, and a customer could take benefit that is more his

expectation, with restoring customer's benefits.

Most business cards used in present time are charged business cards that a

business card orderer must pay manufacturing expense to a business card

manufacturer. However, according to the present invention, he can manufacture

business cards free or very low price by making personal information included in

business card in front side of both sides, and advertisement that is received from an

advertiser included in back side. In this case, the advertiser has result of

advertising to his target customer on the basis of age, sex, place of residence of

business card orderer, and the individual can manufacture free or by prime cost.

Accordingly, both can accomplish anticipating purpose. Of course, it can increase

convenience and benefit of a user by providing above described ability of

managing data and drawing in this case.

The conventional a participant gift method attends inconvenience that a

participant decides and checks after pre-determined time from the time he behaves.

Also, there are difficulties for restoring real benefit of a participant because

probability or expectation benefit is also insignificant in such method, and there

are attended with inconvenience that he checks by himself after he waits during the

drawing time.

It can reduce time for drawing period and solve disadvantage generated by not checking or receiving notification because a participant can check by himself,

by introducing method for instant participating ticket that the participant can check

instantly whether he wins a prize or not.

And, there is an effect that advertising effect is maximized because an

advertisement is recognized again by the receiver with being attached on the

advertisement provided off-line, as related advertisement can be transferred to the

receiver when a receiver of business card or advertising means inputs an identifier.

Above application effect of advertising means by described incentive

system and a lottery system is dilated below. The rates of advertising means

receivers is increased rapidly due to incentive and lottery system according to the

present invention, although generally, only 3% of advertising means receivers

recognize the received advertising means, in case of advertising means.

Accordingly, it provides an effect of reducing advertisement manufacturing

expense as well as increasing advertising effect, because many people can

recognize it than the conventional even if far small advertising means are

manufactured and distributed.

Claims

[Claims]

1. A method for ordering and making a business card comprising:

a step of recording to-be-described matters of the business card and

attribute information of a business card;

a step of generating identifiers to be assigned to the business card by use of

the to-be-described matters of the business card and the attribute information of the

business card;

a step of transferring the to-be-described matters of the business card, the

attribute information of the business card and the identifier to a business card

printing unit so as to print the to-be-described matters of the business card and the

identifier in a medium according to the attribute information of the business card;

a step of receiving the identifier from a receiver's terminal; and

a step of transferring the business card orderer information to the receiver's

terminal.

2. The method for ordering and making a business card of claim 1, wherein the to-

be-described matters of the business card and attribute information of the business

card is provided off-line.

3. The method for ordering and making a business card of claim 1 or claim 2,

wherein the identifier is a random number.

4. The method for ordering and making a business card of claim 3, wherein the

identifier is selected from a sign bank where random numbers which are extracted

from a plurality of random numbers at predetermined rate are stored.

5. The method for ordering and making a business card of claim 1 or claim 2, further comprising a step of receiving the business card receiver information and

recording the business card receiver information.

6. The method for ordering and making a business card of claim 5, further

comprising a step of transferring specific business card receiver information to a

business card orderer's terminal in response to request of a the business card

orderer's terminal.

7. The method for ordering and making a business card of claim 5, further

comprising:

a step of publishing not less than two lottery tickets, and determining only

predetermined lottery ticket among published lottery tickets to win a prize;

a step of making the receiver who transfers the identifier of the business

card and the business card receiver information receive one or more among the

lottery tickets; and

a step of judging whether a lottery ticket selected by the business card

receiver wins a prize or not.

8. The method for ordering and making a business card of claim 7, further

comprising a step of providing differentially winning money of the winning ticket

according to business cards.

9. The method for ordering and making a business card of claim 1, further

comprising:

a step of receiving advertising information from an advertiser's terminal of

an advertiser of advertisement to be printed in the business card generated by

printing the to-be-described matters of the business card , wherein the step of transferring the to-be-described matters, attribute

information, and identifier of the business card to the business card printing unit so

as to print the to-be-described matters of the business card and the identifier in a

medium according to the attribute information of the business card.

10. The method for ordering and making a business card of claim 9, further

comprising

a step of transferring information of the receiver to the business card

orderer's terminal in response to request of the business card orderer's terminal.

11. The method for ordering and making a business card of claim 1 or claim 2,

a step of recording a name of point about predetermined point; and

a step of assigning predetermined point to the business card generated by

printing the to-be-described matters of a business card in a medium according to

the attribute information of the business card

, wherein the step of transferring the to-be-described matters of the

business card, attribute information of the business card and the identifier to the

business card printing unit so as to print the identifier in a medium according to

attribute information of the business card further transferring the point information.

12. The method for ordering and making a business card of claim 11, further

comprising a step of providing differentially the point or a rate of cash to point

according to the business card.

13. The method for ordering and making a business card of claim 11, further

comprising

a step of notifying transfer of point which is assigned to the business card where the to-be-described matters which the identifier identifies are recorded to the

business card receiver's terminal in response to receiving the identifier of the

business card from the business card receiver's terminal.

14. The method for ordering and making a business card of claim 13, further

comprising

a step of increasing the number of points of a point recording region of the

business card receiver as the assigned points in response to receiving the identifier

of the business card from the business card receiver's terminal.

15. A method for ordering and making an electronic business card comprising:

a step of making a business card orderer select a sample of the electronic

business card;

a step of generating the electronic business card where to-be-described

matters of the business card which are inputted by the business card orderer are

described;

a step of transferring the generated electronic business card to the business

card receiver; and

a step of providing incentive to the business card receiver if the business

card receiver reads the electronic business card.

16. A recording medium where program for ordering and making a business card

that is practicable in computer is recorded comprising:

(a) a memory field of business card orderer and business card

information for memorizing to-be-described matters of the

business card and attribute information of the business card; (b) a memory field in which a program is recorded, wherein the

program performing; and

a step of generating identifier to be assigned to the business card generated

by printing the to-be-described matters of the business card in a medium

according to the attribute information of the business card;

a step of transferring the to-be-described matters of the business card, the

attribute information of the business card, and the identifier to a business

card printing unit so as to print the to-be-described matters of the business

card, and the identifier in a medium according to the attribute information

of the business card;

a step of receiving the identifier of the business card received from the

business card receiver's terminal; and

the step of transferring the business card orderer information to the

business card receiver's terminal;

(c) a memory field of business card identifier for memorizing the

business card identifier in response to receiving the business

card identifier from the business card receiver's terminal.

17. The recording medium of claim 16, wherein the step of generating the

identifier comprising a step of generating a plurality of random numbers, a step of

generating a sign bank by extracting at predetermined rate among the generated

random numbers and storing, and a step of extracting identifier assigned to a

business card from the sign bank.

18. The recording medium of claim 16 or claim 17, further comprising a field for receiving the business receiver information from the business card receiver's

terminal and recording the business receiver information.

19. The recording medium of claim 18, wherein the program further performing a

step of transferring information about a business card receiver to the business card

20. The recording medium of claim 16 or claim 17, further comprising a memory

field for recording information of not less than two lottery tickets

, wherein the program further performing

a step of determining so that only predetermined lottery ticket among the

memorized lottery tickets win a prize;

a step of making a receiver who transfers the attribute information of

business card and the business card receiver information receive one or more

among a plurality of the lottery tickets; and

a step of judging whether the lottery ticket received by the receiver is win a

prize or not.

21. The recording medium of claim 20, wherein the program further performing a

step of providing differentially winning money of a lottery ticket that is wined a

prize according to the business card.

22. The recording medium of claim 16 and claim 17, wherein the program further

performing

a step of recording by receiving advertising information from a advertiser's

terminal of advertisement to be printed in a business card generated by printing the

to-be-described matters in a medium according to the attribute information of the business card;

and the step of transferring the to-be-described matters of the business card,

the attribute information of the business card, and the identifier to the printing unit

so as to print the to-be-described matters of the business card and the identifier in a

medium according to the attribute information further transferring the advertising

information.

23. The recording medium of claim 22, wherein the program further performing a

step of transferring the to-be-described matters of the business card and

information about the receiver to the advertiser's terminal in response to request of

the advertiser's terminal.

24. The recording medium of claim 16 or claim 17, wherein the program further

performing

a step of recording a name of point about predetermined points; and

a step of assigning predetermined points to a business card generated by

printing the to-be-described matters of business card in a medium according to the

attribute information of business car

, wherein the step of transferring the to-be-described information of the

business card, the attribute information of the business card, and the identifier to a

identifier in a medium according to the attribute information of the business card.

25. The recording medium of claim 24, wherein the program further performing a

step of providing differentially the point or a rate of cash to point according to the

business card.

26. The recording medium of claim 24, wherein the program further performing a

step of notifying transfer of point assigned to the business card recorded to-be-

described matters which the identifier identifies to the business card receiver's

terminal in response to receiving the identifier of the business card from the

business card receiver's terminal

27. The recording medium of claim 24, wherein the program further performing a

step of increasing the number of points of a point recording region of the business

card receiver as the assigned points in response to receiving the identifier of the

business card from the business card receiver's terminal.

28. An apparatus for ordering and making a business card comprising:

a memory field of business card orderer and business card information for

memorizing to-be-described matters of a business card and attribute information of

the business card;

a means of generating identifier to be assigned to a business card generated

by printing the to-be-described matters of business card in a medium according to

the attribute information of the business card;

a means of transferring the to-be-described matters of the business card, the

a means of transferring the business card orderer information to the

business card receiver's terminal.

29. The apparatus for ordering and making a business card of claim 28, further comprising a memory field of business card identifier for memorizing the business

card identifier in response to receiving the business card identifier from a business

card receiver's terminal.

30. A recording medium where program for ordering and making a business card

that is practicable in computer is recorded comprising:

(a) a memory field of a business card sample for memorizing business card

sample more than at least one;

(b) a memory field of a business card orderer and business card information for

memorizing to-be- described matters of a business card which are provided

by a business card orderer and a business card sample which is selected by

the business card orderer; and

(c) a memory filed in which a program is recorded, wherein the program

performing ;

a step of generating a business card by recording the to-be-described

matters of the business card of a business card form that is according to the

business card sample which is selected by the business card orderer,

a step of transferring the generated business card to a business card

receiver; and

a step of providing incentive to the business card receiver in response to

receiving a signal of reading the business card from a business card

receiver's terminal.

31. The recording medium of claim 30, further comprising a memory field of a

business card receiver for memorizing the business card receiver information, in response to receiving the business card receiver information from the business card

receiver's terminal.

32. A method for ordering and manufacturing advertising means comprising:

a step of recording to-be-described matters of advertising means and

attribute information of advertising means;

a step of generating an identifier to be assigned to the advertising means

manufactured using the to-be-described matters of the advertising means and the

attribute information of the advertising means;

a step of transferring the to-be-described matters of the advertising means,

the attribute information of the advertising means and the identifier to a advertising

means printing unit so as to print the to-be-described matters of the advertising

means and the identifier in a medium according to the attribute information of the

business card;

a step of receiving the advertising means identifier from a recognizer's

terminal; and

a step of transferring predetermined information to the advertising means

recognizer's terminal according to the advertising means recognizer's terminal.

33. The method for ordering and manufacturing advertising means of claim 32,

wherein the predetermined information is the to-be-described matters of

advertising means, or advertising items or advertiser and a seller information

which are related to the to-be-described matters of advertising means.

34. The method for ordering and manufacturing advertising means of claim 30,

further comprising a step of receiving the advertising means recognizer information and recording the advertising means recognizer information.

35. The method for ordering and manufacturing advertising means of claim 34,

further comprising a step of transferring the advertising means recognizer

information to the advertiser's terminal in response to a advertiser's terminal.

36. The method for ordering and manufacturing advertising means of claim 34,

further comprising

a step of publishing not less than two lottery tickets and determining so that

only predetermined lottery ticket among the memorized lottery tickets win a prize;

a step of making a receiver who transfers the advertising means identifier

and the advertising means recognizer information receive one or more among a

plurality of the lottery tickets; and

a step of judging whether the lottery ticket received by the receiver is win a

prize or not.

37. The method for ordering and manufacturing advertising means of claim 32,

further comprising:

a step of recording a name of point about predetermined points; and

a step of assigning predetermined points to a advertising means generated

by printing the to-be-described matters of the advertising means in a medium that

is according to the attribute information of the advertising means

, wherein the step of transferring the to-be-described information of the

advertising means, the attribute information of the advertising means, and the

identifier to a printing unit so as to print the to-be-described matters of the

advertising means and the identifier in a medium according to the attribute information of the advertising means further transferring the point information.

38. The method for ordering and making a business card of claim 1, wherein the

business card orderer information is transferred to the business card receiver's

terminal according to request of the business card receiver's terminal.

39. The method for ordering and making a business card of claim 1, the business

card orderer information comprises advertising content which is related to a

business card orderer.

40. The recording medium of claim 16, wherein the business card orderer

information is transferred to the business card receiver's terminal according to

request of the business card receiver' s terminal.

41. The recording medium of claim 16, wherein the business card orderer

information comprises advertising content which is related to the business card

orderer.

42. The apparatus for ordering and making a business card of claim 28, wherein

the business card orderer information is transferred to the business card receiver's

terminal according to request of the business card receiver's terminal.

43. The apparatus for ordering and making a business card of claim 28, wherein

the business card order information comprises advertising content which is related

to a business card orderer.