Method and Apparatus for Implementing A Business Card Application

Abstract

A system and method for delivering information is disclosed. The system and method includes a first computing device that includes information that is displayed on the screen of the first computing device, the first computing device scanning for a connection point and prompting for selection of a plurality of second devices to receive the information, wherein once ones of the plurality of second devices are selected, a user initiates the delivery of the information from the first computing device to the selected ones of the plurality of second devices by interacting with the first computing device. A user initiates with a flick across the screen of the first computing device. The information may be a business card.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for delivering information, the system comprising:
 a first computing device that includes information that is displayed on the screen of the first computing device, the first computing device scanning for a connection point and prompting for selection of a plurality of second devices to receive the information, wherein at least one of the plurality of second devices is selected, a user initiates the delivery of the information from the first computing device to the selected at least one of the plurality of second devices by interacting with the first computing device, wherein during delivery the information slides off of the screen of the first computing device.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the user initiates with a flick across the screen of the first computing device. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the delivery occurs directly from the first computing device to the second computing device. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the delivery occurs via email. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the information is a business card. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5  wherein the business card includes at least one of name, title, phone number, and email 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the user, prior to initiating delivery of the information, adds a signature to the information. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the second computing devices categorizes the business card information upon delivery. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the second computing devices receives notification of received information. 
     
     
         10 . A method of delivering information from a first computing device to at least one of a plurality of second computing devices, the method comprising:
 creating information on the first computing device and storing the created information in memory on the first computing device;   scanning, by a processor on the first computing device, for at least one connection point for the first computing device;   using a communication interface and display to provide a plurality of second devices and allowing a user to select at least one of a plurality of second devices to receive the information from the first computing device;   selecting information to send from the first computing device to the selected at least one of the plurality of second computing devices; and   delivering the information upon initiation via the communication interface.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein creating the information includes accessing the information. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the delivering of the information is initiated by a user. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the initiation is by a flick across the screen of the first computing device. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the delivering occurs directly from the first computing device to at least one of the plurality of second computing device. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the delivering occurs via email. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the information is a business card. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the business card includes at least one of name, title, phone number, and email 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 10  further comprising adding a signature to the information prior to initiating delivery of the information. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 10  further comprising notifying at least one of the plurality of second computing devices to the received information. 
     
     
         20 . A computer-readable medium having processor-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by at least one processor, will cause the at least one processor to perform a method of delivering information from a first computing device to at least one of a plurality of second computing devices, the method comprising:
 creating information on the first computing device and storing the created information in memory on the first computing device;   scanning, by a processor on the first computing device, for at least one connection point for the first computing device;   using a communication interface and display to provide a plurality of second devices and allowing a user to select at least one of a plurality of second devices to receive the information from the first computing device;   selecting information to send from the first computing device to the selected at least one of the plurality of second computing devices; and   delivering the information upon initiation via the communication interface.   
     
     
         21 . A system for delivering information, the system comprising:
 a first computing device that includes a virtual business card displayed on the screen of the first computing device, the first computing device scanning for a connection point and prompting for selection of a plurality of second devices to receive the business card, wherein at least one of the plurality of second devices is selected, a user initiates the delivery of the information from the first computing device to the selected at least one of the plurality of second devices by flicking the business card from the display of the first computing device, wherein during delivery the information slides off of the screen of the first computing device, to the selected second devices.   
     
     
         22 . A method of delivering information from a first computing device to at least one of a plurality of second computing devices, the method comprising:
 creating information on the first computing device and storing the created information in memory on the first computing device;   scanning, by a processor on the first computing device, for at least one connection point for the first computing device;   using a communication interface and display to provide a plurality of second devices and allowing a user to select at least one of a plurality of second devices to receive the information from the first computing device;   selecting information to send from the first computing device to the selected at least one of the plurality of second computing devices;   delivering, based on initiation by a user, the information upon initiation via the communication interface;   adding a signature to the information prior to initiating delivery of the information; and   notifying at least one of the plurality of second computing devices to the received information.