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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2006
Keiichi Yokoyama, Chofu, JP;
Yasuhiko Mori, Chofu, JP;
Makoto Fukuda, Chofu, JP;
Yoshiaki Hara, Chofu, JP;
Rajesh Ramanathan, Redmond, WA (US);
Christopher C. Yu, Chofu, JP;
Fumiaki Yagi, Bellevue, WA (US);
Keiichi Yokoyama, Chofu, JP;
Yasuhiko Mori, Chofu, JP;
Makoto Fukuda, Chofu, JP;
Yoshiaki Hara, Chofu, JP;
Rajesh Ramanathan, Redmond, WA (US);
Christopher C. Yu, Chofu, JP;
Fumiaki Yagi, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
To provide a user with better experience of cooperation between an electronic business card processing program and a communication program when exchanging electronic business cards. Electronic business cards are stored in a DB server, which is one of storages for a communication program, as well as an electronic business card local file. Thus, even if a PC is a company's PC, for example, the electronic business cards can be viewed by accessing the DB server from another PC or the like outside an office. Further, the electronic business card processing program operates with the communication program as backend, however, the electronic business card processing program may not be installed on a PC in some cases. Even in such a case, the communication program alone can display received electronic business cards that are stored in the communication program local file on the screen of a display.