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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2011
Xiping Luo, Shanghai, CN;
Xiping Luo, Shanghai, CN;
INSTIG INFORMATION CO., LTD., Shanghai, CN;
Abstract
Provided in the present invention is a method for exchanging business card information by combining character recognition and image matching, and the method is applicable in a network system composed of a website server, a first client, and a second client. The method comprises at least: the first client uploading to the website server character information and an image feature acquired from a business card image of a second client user; the website server retrieving all the prestored business cards matched with the character information from a business card database, performing an image feature matching, then selecting a candidate business card on the basis of the similarity of the image feature, and determining if the candidate business card belongs to the second client user; if so, then after obtaining the second client' permission, the website server transmitting the business card information of the second client user to the first client, while also transmitting the business card information of the first client to the second client; and if not, then ending the procedure. This ensures the accuracy and recognition speed of exchanging business card information, and further protects the privacy of the business card owners.