WO2002039311A1

WO2002039311A1 - System and method for sending information by using mask picture control

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Publication number: WO2002039311A1
Application number: PCT/KR2001/001920
Authority: WO
Inventors: Dong-Hee Lee; Chan-Il Lee; Jin-Soo Kim
Original assignee: CIONSOFT Co Ltd
Current assignee: CIONSOFT Co Ltd
Priority date: 2000-11-11
Filing date: 2001-11-10
Publication date: 2002-05-16
Anticipated expiration: 2003-05-11
Also published as: KR100664729B1; KR20020036889A; AU2002214380A1

Abstract

The present invention relates to system and method for sending information by using mask picture control. More particularly, the present invention relates to provide information by using a file having a predetermined file extension format. The system receives an image-selection data and a personal data from a user terminal. And, the system receives a message from the user terminal, which the message is what a sender would like to send at least one recipient. Then the system generates an electronic file having the predetermined file extension format with the image-selection data, the personal data and the message. Thereby, one electronic file can include various information and can be used for various purpose such as a business card, a visiting card, e-commerce and so on.

Description

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENDING INFORMATION BY USING

MASK PICTURE CONTROL

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a system and method for transmitting electronic

information, more particularly relates to the system and method for transmitting

electronic information using mask picture control where various data can be provided

using one electronic file and the electronic file can be applied variously according to the

user's request.

BACKGROUND ART

As the communication technology develops and the number of contact increases,

the magnitude of the information being transmitted and received increases.

As the kind of information being transmitted and received between people, there

are email, electronic name card, digital card, multimedia message, etc. The electronic

name card include personal information of a certain individual, digital card is usually

used in ceremony day. The advertisement message is usually used for advertising etc.) or animated picture file (for example, ANI, RM, etc.)

As mentioned above, various formats in which the electronic information is used

are explained in brief.

Firstly, the electronic name card connects to a web server which provides

electronic name card service, and name, phone number, company, etc. are inputted

through the web server.

The information inputted by a user is stored in database coupled with the web

server, the user can update the personal information through web server, if the user's

personal information changes.

The user can transmit the created electronic name card to other user's terminal

(for example, computer, mobile phone), the user who received the electronic name

card stores the received electronic name card in the storage area of the terminal and

manages it.

In order to celebrate one's anniversary, a user connects to the web server, which

provides digital card transmission service. The user selects one of previously

produced images in home page provided by the web server, and inputs message to be

transmitted to other user.

The user who created digital card through above mentioned methods inputs

email address of the receiver and the digital card is transmitted to the receiver.

In most cases, advertisement message is for advertising goods sold in cyber mall or company, goods and price information is inputted in the advertisement message.

The advertisement message created by a company or a cyber mall is usually

transmitted to the member of the company or the cyber mall.

However, the conventional electronic information transmission system cannot

include various kinds of electronic information in unity. Therefore, the user had

difficulty to connect to the web server which provides each service sequentially.

Further, in the conventional electronic information transmission system, the kind

of image which can be included in the digital card or the electronic name card is

predetermined or indicated, which causes trouble that user's various request cannot

be met.

Further, in the conventional electronic information transmission system, an

independent execution program for storing and managing electronic information

received from certain user should be installed, which causes inconvenience that users

should have the execution program.

Furthermore, the conventional electronic information transmission system could

send the multimedia information only by attached file of email, which causes

inconvenience that the receiver should manage the multimedia information and

message information separately.

Moreover, in case the conventional electronic information transmission system

transmits advertisement message, it could transmit the advertisement message only by email, therefore user who received the email had inconvenience to connect to the

website in order to buy goods.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is devised to solve the above-mentioned problems.

An object of the present invention is to provide the system and method for

transmitting electronic information using mask picture control which is not restricted by

the kind of electronic information and can include various kind of electronic

information.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for

transmitting electronic information using mask picture control which can transmit

image with electronic information by one file without being restricted to the kind and

format of the image and which can edit various images by the request of user.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for

transmitting electronic information using mask picture control which does not require

program for storing and managing received electronic information from other user and

can perform various functions through received electronic information.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for

transmitting electronic information using mask picture control which can transmit various multimedia information.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned objects, in accordance with one

preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is provided with a method for

creating electronic file including a first user's personal information in order to provide

the first user's personal information to a second user utilizing wire communication

network or wireless communication network comprising the steps of receiving an image

indication data from the first user's user terminal; receiving the first user's personal

information from the first user's user terminal; receiving a message to be provided to

the second user from the user terminal; creating the electronic file by compiling the

received image indication data, the personal information, the message, and a system, a

device and a computer readable medium which performs above steps are provided.

The said electronic file may be an execution file which can be executed

independently, and the said electronic information may include

Further, an image corresponding to the image indication data may be displayed

in a display part of the second user's user terminal, the second user can make the

personal information of the first user display in the display part using said image, if the

second user selects a certain item information included in the personal information, an

execution program related to the item information may be automatically executed.

The user terminal may be at least one of a computer, a mobile phone, a PDA.

The method for creating the electronic file may further comprise the steps of recognizing image characteristic information corresponding to the image indication

data; receiving an edition request of the image from the user terminal; updating a region

establishment information according to the edition request.

Moreover, the method for creating the electronic file may further comprise the

steps of receiving a multimedia indication data from the user terminal; and including a

multimedia data corresponding to the multimedia indication data to the electronic file.

The multimedia data may be at least one of multimedia data itself or URL

corresponding to the multimedia data.

The step for receiving message from the user terminal may comprise the steps

of receiving an advertisement image from the user terminal; receiving a text information

corresponding to the advertisement image; receiving an URL information related to the

advertisement image.

The method for creating the electronic file may further comprise the steps of

receiving the second user's email account from the user terminal; and transmitting the

created electronic file to the email account.

Further, the method for creating the electronic file may further comprise the

steps of storing previously at least one classification standard including at least one

classification item in order to distinguish the electronic file created by a certain user;

searching at least one email account corresponding to the classification item among

previously stored at least one receiver email account, if the electronic file created by the first user matches one of the classification item among the classification standards;

transmitting the electronic file to the searched email account.

The electronic file may comprise an execution file for outputting a multimedia

data or comprises a command word for summoning file for outputting if the multimedia

data is included in the electronic file.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method for

providing an electronic information included in a first electronic file which is

independently executable, from a user terminal which received the first electronic file to

a user through a communication network comprising the steps of receiving an execution

request of the received first electronic file from the user; displaying an image included

in the first electronic file on a first region of a display part coupled with the user

terminal in response to the execution request; receiving an input request corresponding

to the image from the user when the user located a pointer on the first region using an

input device coupled with the user terminal; displaying the electronic information

included in the first electronic file on a second region in response to the input request;

receiving a message output request from the user; displaying a message included in the

first electronic file on a third region of he display part in response to the message output

request is provided.

The method for providing an electronic information may further comprise the

steps of receiving a selection request from the user among at least one of an email address, phone number, home page which are included in the electronic information;

executing automatically a related program corresponding to the selected electronic

information.

Further the method of providing an electronic information may further

comprise the steps of receiving a selection request of email address included in the

electronic information from the user through an input device coupled with the user

terminal; executing automatically an email program; displaying a mail edition format

for editing email to be transmitted to the email address on the display part; including a

second electronic file to the mail edition format if the second electronic file which

comprises the user's personal information exists; transmitting the email in which the

second electronic file is included, if a email transmission request is inputted from the

user.

Moreover, the method for providing an electronic information may further

comprise the steps of examining if a multimedia file is included in the electronic file;

executing automatically the multimedia file if the multimedia file is included in the

electronic file.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above objects and other advantages of the present invention will become more apparent in detailed descriptions of the preferred embodiments thereof with

reference to the attached drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 illustrates a schematic system block diagram for transmitting electronic

information using mask picture control according to a preferred embodiment of the

present invention.

Fig. 2 illustrates a flow chart of cion card creation process using program

according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 illustrates an example of screen display in case the cion card creation

program is executed according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 illustrates a flow chart of cion card creation process using an electronic

information transmission server according to a preferred embodiment of the present

invention.

Fig. 5 illustrates a data structure of the cion card according to a preferred

embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6a and Fig. 6b illustrates a flow chart of advertisement message acceptance

process according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 illustrates a flow chart showing process that cion card is applied to the

advertisement message according to another preferred embodiment of the present

invention.

Fig. 8 illustrates a flow chart in case a receiver utilizes the cion card according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9a and Fig. 9b illustrates an example of screen display in case the cion card

is applied to an advertisement message according to another preferred embodiment of

the present invention.

Fig. 10 illustrates a data structure in case a music file is attached to the cion

card according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 11 to Fig. 13 illustrates an example of screen display in case the receiver

executes the received cion card according to a preferred embodiment of the present

invention.

110: sender terminal

120: electronic information transmission server

122: processor

124: storage device

130: receiver terminal

130a: receiver computer

130b: receiver mobile phone

130c: receiver THE BEST MODES FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in

more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic system block diagram of an electronic information

transmission system using a mask picture control according to a preferred embodiment

of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 1, the electronic information transmission system may

comprise a sender terminal 110, an electronic information transmission server 120(may

comprise a processor 122 and a storage device 124), and a receiver terminal 130(i.e.

may include a receiver computer 130a, a receiver mobile communication terminal 130b,

a receiver personal digital assistant (PDA) 130c).

Any device including communication function which is able to connect to the

electronic transmission server 120 and request the electronic information transmission

can be used as the receiver terminal 110. For example, the sender terminal 11 may

include computer, mobile communication terminal, PDA etc, as the receiver terminal

130.

Hereinafter, an electronic information transmission system using mask picture

control will be explained in brief referencing Fig. 1.

A sender connects to the electronic information transmission server 120 using the sender terminal 120 coupled to a communication network.

An electronic information transmission format (will be named "cion card"

below) is created by inputting information adequate to a message input item, personal

information input item (for example, name, phone number, email address, etc), an image

indication item in the electronic information indication format which is provided by the

electronic information transmission server 120.

A sender who sends cion card can designate a image which will be sent and

designable image format is not limited. That is, if the image format is bitmap, GIF,

JPEG, animated GIF, TIFF, AVI and so on which are practically used, any image format

can be applied.

Moreover, such image may include portion which the sender does not want. At

this case, the sender can remove the unwanted portion using mask picture control and an

image which includes only the wanted portion can be included in the cion card.

An image editing process using mask picture control will be explained below.

Firstly, if a sender designate a image, the mask picture control displays the

image which the sender designated in the display part coupled with the sender terminal

110 and recognize the related information which includes 'border style', 'width', 'color',

'region' and so on.

And then, after the sender inputs selection information which includes color

information and coordinate information and so on, the mask picture control edits the region of the open image using the selection information.

For example, in case of an image that an apple is illustrated on a black ground,

the mask picture control recognizes full image of black ground and the apple as one

region and displays the whole region in the display part.

If the sender selects a black color using an input device coupled with the sender

terminal 110, the mask picture control deletes the portion corresponding to the inputted

color (that is, black ground) and recognizes undeleted portion (that is, apple) as one

region.

Therefore, the width and length size of the image does not change, although the

image is edited. However, the sender can see just the apple image as the black portion of

the image in display part is transparent.

Alternatively, the transparent portion can be removed from the image and just

the apple image can be recognized as one image.

The mask picture control updates the existing region information using newly

recognized region information. Therefore, in case the image of which the region

information is updated is included in the cion card, the image of which the region is

edited is outputted if the receiver executes cion card.

The cion card may include an electronic information input item classified

respectively according to use of an electronic name card, a digital card (for example

cards which are used in anniversary day or celebration day) an advertisement message, a multimedia message (for example, may include animated image and music file) etc.

The example of the electronic information input item classified respectively is

as follows. In case of name card, personal information input item may include a

company name, a status. In case of digital card, personal information input item may

include an address of personal homepage without including company name and status.

Therefore, the receiver can modify or change the electronic information input

item in order to meet the use if the electronic information transmission system

according to the present invention is used.

It is possible that just the item which receiver inputted is outputted to the

receiver if the input of the electronic information through only the predetermined

plurality of items is possible.

In other words, although the company name is included in the predetermined

item, if the sender does not input the company name, the company name item is not

outputted in the cion card which the receiver received.

As mentioned above, if the sender sends the created cion card to the receiver,

the receiver receives the cion card in the form of an execution file (that is, file extension

is 'exe').

The cion card according to the present invention is not restricted to be created

in the form of the execution file and can be created in other formats which include

HTML. However, for convenience of the explanation, the case of being created in the form of execution file will be described below.

If the receiver executes the cion card by double clicking, the image which the

sender designated and edited is outputted in the display part which is coupled with the

receiver terminal 130. If the receiver moves the mouse to the outputted image and clicks

the right button of the mouse, the electronic information (for example, name, e-mail,

homepage address, etc.) which the sender inputted is outputted around the image in the

form of independent window.

The method to output electronic information through the receiver terminal 130

is not limited to the method to click right button of the mouse, left button of the mouse,

mouse over, sound detection technology can be applied.

However, case of clicking right button of the mouse will be mainly explained

below.

If the cion card is for use of electronic name card, the receiver need not install

program for management of electronic name card and can manage and store the

electronic name card regardless of on-line state or off-line state.

The form and utilizing method of image and electronic information will be

explained below referencing example figure of screen display and above mentioned

explanation of the present invention will be described in more detail referencing related

flow chart.

Fig. 2 is a flow chart illustrating a process of creating cion card using program according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 3 is an example

figure of the screen display in case of executing cion card creation program according to

a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The method to create cion card using cion card creation program in case of the

cion card creation program being installed in the user terminal will be firstly explained

for convenience of understanding.

Referencing Fig. 2, the cion card creation program installed in the user terminal

is executed by user's choice in step 210.

In step 220, the cion card creation program examines if the image selection

command is inputted from the user.

By the result of step 220, if the image selection command is inputted from the

user, step 230 proceeds, if not, step 250 proceeds.

If the image selection command is not inputted from the user, the cion card

creation program may get the image designated as default to be inputted automatically.

In step 230, the cion card creation program executes mask picture control

function and the mask picture control performs image editing according to user's

selection (for example, color selection, coordinate input, region selection, etc.) and

creates a source image.

In step 250, the electronic information from the user is inputted to the cion card

creation program. In step 260, the cion card creation program examines if the multimedia file (for example, MPS, ANI, ASF, RM, etc) is inputted from the user.

If the multimedia file is inputted from the user in step 260, selection command

about a multimedia file is inputted in step 270 and step 280 is proceeds. However, if not,

step 280 proceeds after step 260.

In step 280, the cion card creation program compiles image, electronic

information and/or multimedia file which are inputted from step 220 to step 270, and

creates an electronic file (that is, cion card) in the form of the execution file (that is, file

extension is 'exe').

In step 290, the cion card generation program stores the created cion card if the

storage command is inputted to the created electronic file from the user. The created

cion card can be stored in the default directory or designated directory by the user

although there is no user's request in step 290.

The process explained referencing Fig. 2 is explained again referencing Fig. 3,

which illustrates example of screen display.

Fig. 2 illustrates a process that cion card is created using cion card creation

program.

Among the processes which are illustrated in Fig. 2, the 'mask picture control'

and 'compile (i.e. linker manager)' can be recognized as sub program of cion card

creation program.

Fig. 3 illustrates an example of screen display outputted in the display part of the user terminal in case electronic name card is created by user's execution of the cion

card creation program.

The screen display such as Fig. 3 is named as electronic information indication

format below.

Referencing Fig. 3, the electronic information indication format may include

image indication item 310, personal information input item 320, message input item 330,

multimedia file selection item 340, etc.

If the user selects an image which will be source by clicking 'Image File

Button" located in the image indication item 310 and selects a unnecessary portion (i.e.

the portion the user wants to remove) from the selected image, the unnecessary portion

is removed by the mask picture control.

There may be many methods to select unnecessary region including input of

particular coordinate value, selection of particular color, selection of particular region,

etc. Of course, more variable methods can be applied if the user possesses region

edition tool.

After the user completes image selection using image indication item 310, the

user can input personal information including name, phone number, e-mail address,

homepage address, etc, using personal information input item 320.

The input item of personal information input item 320 in Fig. 3 is fixed because

it assumes case of electronic name card. However, the item can be changed or added and the image corresponding to each of the item can be inputted if the user wants.

Different type of personal information input item 320 can be applied in case of

digital card, advertisement, etc, and will be explained below in more detail referencing

related figures.

For example, If the user inputs one's name and links a picture corresponding to

the name, the name and the picture are complied together and one execution file is

created. If the receiver executes the cion card, the use's name and the user's picture is

outputted together (More explanation will be made referencing example figure of screen

display).

The user can input desired message using message input item 330 and can

select desired source sound (for example, background music when cion card is

outputted) using multimedia file selection item 340.

After completing above mentioned steps, if the user clicks "Make CionCard

button" located under the electronic information indication format, not only the image

and sound which the user selected but also the personal information and the message are

created as one cion card in the form of one execution file.

Fig. 4 illustrates a flow chart of creating cion card using electronic information

transmission server according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referencing Fig. 4, in step 410, the electronic information transmission server

receives connection information (for example, user ID, password, etc) from the user terminal.

In step 420, the electronic information transmission server examines if the

connection information received in step 410 is valid.

If connection information is invalid, an error message (for example, "password

is wrong, input your password again") is transmitted to the user terminal in step 430,

and step 410 proceeds again.

If the connection information is valid, step 440 proceeds.

If the process of registering user is not needed in order to use electronic

information transmission server, steps from 410 to 430 can be omitted.

In step 440, the electronic information transmission server searches previously

created design template (for example, image, etc.) from a storage device and sends it to

the user terminal.

In step 450, the electronic information transmission server receives specified

design template selection information from the user terminal.

Of course, in step 450 the electronic information transmission server can

receive upload request of specified image which the user wants from the user and if the

user uploaded image, the electronic information transmission server performs region

edition using mask picture control so that only the image which the user wants is

outputted.

In step 460, the electronic information transmission server searches user's personal information stored in the storage device. The user's personal information

searched through the step 460 may be personal information which the user inputted in

user registration process.

In step 470, the electronic information transmission server inputs the user's

personal information searched through the step 460 into the electronic information

indication format and sends it to the user terminal.

In step 480, the electronic information transmission server examines if the

correction request of the personal information input item 320 created automatically

through step 470 is received from the user.

If the correction request is received from the user, the step 490 proceeds, which

receives corrected personal information from the user and updates the personal

information. If the correction request is not received, step 500 proceeds.

Through the examination of the step 480, the user can include corrected

personal information in the electronic name card and can make the name card for the

third party.

Although it is not shown in Fig. 4, the step which the user inserts desired

message and multimedia file through above explained message input item 330 and

multimedia file section item 340 can be further included.

In step 500, the electronic information transmission server performs compiling

in order to make inputted electronic information (i.e., may include image, personal information, message, multimedia file) through above-mentioned steps form one

execution file (i.e. cion card).

In step 510, the electronic information transmission server examines if the cion

card transmission request is received from the user.

If cion card transmission request is received, step 520 proceeds which receives

receiver e-mail address and cion card is transmitted to the receiver e-mail address in

step 530.

If the cion card transmission request is not received, step 540 proceeds which

stores cion card.

Of course, the user can download the cion card created through step 500 in the

user terminal and manage it.

The above explanation referencing Fig. 4 will be described again in brief.

The user can download introduction information and sample of the cion card

and can simply produce a test cion card through electronic information transmission

server.

The electronic information transmission server stores basic personal

information inputted to the cion card personal information input database during the

user's registration and use the information by searching at necessary time.

After the registration of the user, the electronic information transmission server

can ask the user if the user will produce cion card and can produce adequate cion card deriving user's information. Of course, it is possible to produce plurality of cion cards.

The electronic information transmission server may comprise web server,

contents database server which includes user information, image, sound, etc, and

compile server for creation of the cion card.

As the electronic information transmission server comprises three servers, if the

user requests creation of the cion card through electronic information transmission

server, each of the server (i.e. web server, contents database server, compile server)

creates and sends it to the user.

In other words, if the data source (for example, image) is created according to

the input of the user, web server requests the compile server to create cion card, the

compile server requests changed information and related information to the contents

database server. The compile server creates cion card after receiving data.

The created cion card can be transmitted by the download request of the user

via the web server, and can be transmitted to the e-mail account of the user from the

compile server, or can be transmitted to the e-mail account of the receiver which the

user indicated.

Fig. 5 illustrates an example of the data structure of the cion card according to a

preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referencing Fig. 5, data structure of the cion card may include execution file

object field and data field, etc. The execution file object field may include compiled procedure and functions

related to the execution of the cion card.

For example, web browser, mail client call, functions related to one-click

connection, functions for phone dialer call, functions for playing MP3 may be included

in the execution file object field.

Information which the user inputted in order to create cion card is included in

the data field.

In case the receiver or the user executes cion card in the data field, source file

of the image which is displayed firstly and image which constitutes the frame of

additional information window, sound file, other attached file may be included in the

data field.

Appropriate header is inserted to each of the data in order to distinguish data in

compile process. Other information inputted by the user can also be included in the data

field.

Fig. 6a and Fig. 6b illustrates an example flow chart showing advertisement

message acceptance process according to another embodiment of the present invention,

Fig. 7 illustrates an example flow chart showing advertisement message creation

process according to another embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 8 illustrates an

example flow chart that a receiver utilizes the advertisement message according to

another embodiment of the present invention. Although advertisement message is applied to the present invention, the cion

card creation process is similar to the previous explanation. Therefore different cases

will be mainly explained below.

A user who requests cion card creation becomes an advertiser, which requests

cion card creation for advertisement by on-line through an advertisement order system

or requests in other ways (for example, telephone, fax, conference, etc.)

Although above-mentioned advertisement order system is similar to the online

order & payment system, there is much difference in that an estimate for payment of

order and authentication process is performed through cion card.

In other words, information is transmitted and received in the form that order

sheet and estimation sheet is included in the cion card for electronic name card, the

electronic information transmission server performs billing in cooperation with payment

authentication company (for example, card company, bank, etc.) by using electronic

name card and notifies to the advertisement message creation system.

Fig. 6a illustrates an advertisement message order process using cion card in

case the advertiser can create and utilize cion card, Fig. 6b illustrates a process that an

advertiser orders advertisement message by connecting electronic information

transmission server.

In most cases that an advertiser requests advertisement, an entrepreneur

providing advertisement directly provide an estimate to the advertiser, and advertisement contract is signed if the advertiser agrees.

The advertisement message method using a cion card according to the present

invention, can be applied in the same way, or a method that an entrepreneur performs

advertisement if the advertise presents appropriate price can also be applied.

Referencing Fig. 6a, the electronic information transmission server examines if

the electronic information including an estimate is received from the advertiser

(hereafter, named "user") in step 570. The received electronic information in step 570

may be cion card in the form of an electronic name card.

An estimate is included in the form of attached file or included in the message

filed of electronic information.

If the cion card including an estimate is not received in the step 570, the

electronic information transmission server hold off until the cion card is received, if not,

step 580 proceeds.

The electronic information transmission server separates the estimate from the

received cion card in step 580 and stores the estimate in step 590.

The electronic information transmission server transmits a contract document

for making advertisement message to the user using received estimate.

In step 610, the electronic information transmission server receives agreement

information about the contract document from the user. In step 620, the electronic

information transmission server performs billing for making and transmitting advertisement message.

In step 630, the electronic information transmission server searches user's

information, etc, stored in the storage device and analyzes user's preference and plan for

making advertisement message and makes advertisement message.

A method for making advertisement message by the request of the user will be

explained referencing Fig. 7.

Referencing Fig. 6b, the electronic information transmission server receives

connection information (for example, user ID, password, etc) form the user in step 650,

and examines if the user is registered using the connection information in step in step

660.

If the user is registered, the step 690 proceeds, if not, the step 670 proceeds.

In step 670, the electronic information transmission server receives and stores

user registration information from the user. In step 680 the electronic information

transmission server creates the cion card adequate to the user.

In step 690, the electronic information transmission server receives estimate

information for making advertisement message from the user. In step 700, the electronic

information transmission server stores the estimate.

In step 710, the electronic information transmission server transmits a contract

document for making advertisement message using the estimate to the user.

In step 720, the electronic information transmission server receives agreement information about the contract document from the user, and performs billing for making

and transmitting the advertisement message using cion card in step 730.

In step 740, the electronic information transmission server searches user's

making advertisement message and makes advertisement message

The process for making advertisement message by the user's request is explained in the

following referencing Fig. 7.

Referencing Fig. 7, the electronic information transmission server receives

source data for advertisement (for example, image for advertisement) from the user.

In step 770, the electronic information transmission server performs region

edition of received source data for advertisement using the mask picture control, and

receives the electronic information from the user in step 780.

The electronic information for advertisement message can be implemented

differently form the method explained previously, so the electronic information for

advertisement message can be varied according to the type that the user wants.

For example, if the user wants to input plurality of phone numbers, the

electronic information can be modified through the method that item name is modified

and the item which is not included in the default item can be added without restriction.

In step 790, the electronic information transmission server examines if it is

necessary to link the particular URL with the electronic information inputted by the user. If it is necessary to link, the electronic information transmission server links the

URL with the electronic information in step 800 and proceeds step 810. If not, step 810

proceeds.

In case of advertisement message, the method to link the related message with

the electronic information will be explained referencing example figure screen.

In step 810, the electronic information transmission server compiles created

advertisement message and transforms to a cion card in the form of one execution file.

In step 820, the electronic information transmission server stores the created cion card.

In step 830, the electronic information transmission server searches e-mail

address of the receiver who will receive the created cion card and transmits the created

cion card in step 840.

The e-mail address searched in step 830 may be provided from the advertiser,

or the cion card may be transmitted to a particular object party (for example, users

classified through research of preference) who registered to use the electronic

information transmission server.

The case that the receiver utilizes received cion card is explained referencing

Fig. 8 in the following.

Referencing Fig. 8, in step 870, the user terminal receives cion card from the

electronic information transmission server.

In step 880, the user terminal receives input request of the execution of the cion card and executes the cion card.

As the cion card created according to the present invention comprises one

execution file, it is not necessary that the user executes another program to execute cion

card or the user utilizes cion card in predetermined form.

In step 890, the user terminal examines if the execution is possible with only

the cion card.

In case the cion card is applied to an advertisement message, while all

advertisement images may be included in one cion card, only the URL of the

advertisement images may be included in the cion card and advertisement images may

be downloaded by connecting the corresponding URL at the execution of the cion card.

If execution of the cion card is possible, step 920 proceeds, if not, step 900

proceeds.

In step 900, the user terminal connects to the URL included in the cion card,

and downloads related information (for example, advertisement image) in step 910.

In step 920, the user terminal outputs electronic information included in the

cion card.

Through step 890 to step 920, the receiver can confirm the perfect

advertisement message including advertisement message, electronic information,

message, an estimate, a person in charge and a contact point by the display part of the

user terminal. In step 930, the user terminal examines if the connection request with the

advertiser is inputted from the receiver for purchase of the product or consulting.

If the connection request with the advertiser is inputted, the related program is

automatically executed in step 940, and the receiver is connected to the advertiser in

step 950.

The operation from step 930 to step 950 is explained by example. If the receiver

clicks the phone number of the advertiser included in the cion card among the electronic

information, the program for internet phone is executed automatically and a telephone

call with the advertiser is possible. If the receiver clicks e-mail address of the advertiser

included in the cion card, the e-mail related program (for example, outlook express) is

executed automatically and e-mail is transmitted to the advertiser.

Of course, if the receiver selected a product image for purchase of the product,

an estimate or a purchase contract document and etc about the product may be outputted

automatically.

In step 930, if the receiver does not want to connect to the advertiser, the

receiver closes cion card or holds off until the step 930 which the receiver requests the

connection to the advertiser.

Fig. 9a and Fig. 9b illustrates an example figure of screen display in case the

cion card is applied to an advertisement message.

Referencing Fig. 9a and Fig. 9b, an example that an advertise who creates the cion card for an advertisement message is 'sinsegye department' is explained.

The advertiser can use the image of staffs of 'sinsegye department' to improve

the effect of the advertisement. At this case, the image can be transformed using the

mask picture control.

As explained in above flow chart of Fig. 3, the advertiser can transform the

electronic information outputted along with the image to a format that can maximize the

effect of the advertisement without being restricted to the electronic information

indication format.

Referencing Fig. 9b, the electronic information outputted along with the image

may include catalog item, sale product information item, event information item,

customer support center item, etc.

Each of the item includes URL address, if the user selects an item, the user is

connected to the URL automatically through web-browser.

card according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As explained above, the cion card according to the present invention, may

include multimedia file (for example, animated picture file, music file, etc.)

The multimedia file itself may be included in the cion card, or only the URL

which indicates the multimedia file to download may be included in the cion card

Explanation about the same part with the previous explanation of Fig. 5 will be omitted here.

Referencing Fig. 10, execution field object field may include at least one sub

class.

A function included in the sub class may output multimedia file included in the

cion card or summon the file needed in the execution (for example, OCX file, DLL file,

etc.) from the storage field of the user terminal.

Among above explained two methods, one method can be applied or both two

method can be applied.

Therefore, by summoning the file stored in the user terminal, the file can be

outputted automatically, although the program for execution of the file is not included in

the cion card. If automatic output is not possible, the file may be outputted by user's

indication of the program.

By using the function that multimedia file is attached to the cion card, the value

of the multimedia contents can be raised, and download of the multimedia file sample

through the file attachment function of order letter and cion card linking function, and

one-click order after the replay are possible.

In most cases, the user should download the multimedia file by paying money.

However, in case of using cion card according to the present invention, the user can

download or utilize the multimedia file free of charge because the user sees the

advertisement included in the cion card. After using the music file included in the cion card, if the user wants the music

file, the user can purchase the disk including the music by one-click.

Furthermore, it is not necessary that the push user of the additional information

and service related to the multimedia data searches the internet through web-

browser. )

Fig. 11 to Fig. 13 illustrates an example of the screen display in case the cion

card is executed according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

If the receiver executes the received cion card in the form of execution file,

screen display of the Fig. 11 is outputted in the user terminal.

Referencing Fig. 11, the image indicated by the user who created cion card is

outputted in the display part of the user terminal. If the user clicks right button of the

mouse over the displayed image, screen display of the Fig. 12 is outputted.

Referencing Fig. 12, the electronic information inputted by the user who

created the cion card is outputted in a certain region (for example, left side). If the

receiver selects phone number, e-mail address, etc among the electronic information,

related program is executed in order to connect to the user who created the cion card.

If the user selects the message item included in the electronic information field,

screen display of the Fig. 13 is outputted in the display part of the user terminal.

Referencing Fig. 13, A window Is created for outputting message inputted by

the user who created the cion card. As explained above, the message output window is used for an advertisement message, digital card, an estimate, and purchase, etc.

Above explanation about the present invention is described in brief again below.

The cion card can be defined as another format of communication interface

between users. Therefore, the cion card is not a simple electronic name card but a means

for expressing characteristic of the card creator through applying pre-design, and

peculiar communication between sender and receiver is possible through file attachment

function and additional information linking function.

The constitution and the appearance of the cion card can vary according to the

use, the user can reconstitute the design and function according to the user's intention.

Besides the linking function (for example, one-click site connection by

summoning web-browser, execution of the mail client, etc.), the cion card can execute

independent application (for example, MS word, outlook express, etc.) installed in the

user terminal.

The cion card can operate as a mail client by itself. Although the cion card does

not have additional functions including mail text input function, the cion card itself is

transmitted to the receiver e-mail if the e-mail address of the receiver is inputted.

The mail server to transmit cion card may be the electronic information

transmission server, or another server can operate as the mail server. General SMTP,

MIME, IMAP can be used as a mail transmission protocol, or domestic protocol can

also be used. The cion card can be used as advertisement of goods and business logo through

image expression part, and various type of advertisement can be displayed in the user

terminal in the message information expression part.

If there is an event, the attached file can be outputted through the display part of

the user terminal as independent window.

Outputted advertisement contents can be updated in real time using server-

client method, various additional service including point accumulation to the user who

sees advertisement can be provided.

The cion card can provide necessary contents for the user through file

attachment and file execution function so that the user can see or control without

another process.

Conventionally, the electronic commerce is performed after the advertisement.

However, if the function of the cion card according to the present invention is used, the

user can order goods by clicking advertisement, as soon as the user sees the

advertisement.

If the security means and billing means are coupled to the cion card, the cion

card is transmitted immediately to the electronic commerce company related with goods

that user selected or the billing company. Therefore, the user can order goods without

another process for electronic commerce including inputting information.

Alternatively, on-line order & billing is possible when the user inputs to attached or compiled goods catalog, order input format.

By this method, the user who saw the advertisement need not visit the related

web site and need not billing means.

The cion card operates as a credit card or a electronic money through various

security method and insertion of ID and password. The cion card itself may include

related module and function or can perform same function through the cooperation with

the related company.

If information about cyber cash is inputted in the cion card, the user can use the

inputted cash as money in on-line or off-line.

The cion card can be compiled with multimedia file, otherwise the cion card

can be compiled only with the location information of the multimedia file and the

multimedia file can be streamed in the event of user's request.

The multimedia file can be replayed by summoning replay related module that

supports COM including multimedia player, or own module of the cion card can be used.

The cion card can realize a profit distribution model between an advertisement

entrepreneur and a contents entrepreneur as the cion card shows the user the

advertisement when the multimedia file is replayed. In this case, the multimedia

contents and the advertisement contents are provided to the user through cion card.

Conventionally, the advertisement contents were provided by inserting

advertisement to multimedia contents. However, according to present invention, each of the multimedia contents and the advertisement contents exists independently and can be

provided through the cion card.

If the multimedia file is a music file such as MP3, the words of the music can

be attached together and outputted. The words viewer may be a independent window, or

the words may be displayed background screen or in certain location of application.

The synchronization of the music and words is performed sequentially

according to the frame information of the multimedia file or other methods can be used.

These methods can be applied to the translation caption in the same way. Through the

text output function which does not require separate window, download and output of

the electronic book including poem and novel is possible.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with

reference to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be appreciated that many

variations, modifications and other applications of the present invention may be made.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

According to present invention, various kinds of electronic information can be

transmitted, and as the electronic information is transmitted along with the file, the user

is not restricted to the kind of image and various image edition is possible by the user's

request. Further, the user need not install independent program for storing electronic

information received from other user, and various kind of functions can be performed

through received electronic information.

Moreover, the multimedia information can be transmitted to other users along

with the electronic information.

Claims

What is claimed is

1. A method for creating electronic file including a first user's personal

information in order to provide the first user's personal information to a second user

utilizing wire communication network or wireless communication network comprising

the steps of:

(a) receiving an image indication data from the first user's user terminal;

(b) receiving the first user's personal information from the first user's user

terminal;

(c) receiving a message to be provided to the second user from the user

terminal; and

(d) creating the electronic file by compiling the received image indication

data, the personal information, the message.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the electronic information is at least one of an electronic name card, a digital

card, an advertisement message, a multimedia data.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the electronic file is an execution file that can be executed independently, if the

second user executes the electronic file, the image corresponding to the image indication data is displayed in a display part of the second user's user terminal, the

second user can make the personal information of the first user display in the display

part using said image, if the second user selects a certain item information included in

the personal information, an execution program related to the item information is

automatically executed.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the user terminal is at least one of a computer, a mobile phone, a PDA.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising steps of:

recognizing image characteristic information corresponding to the image

indication data;

receiving an edition request of the image from the user terminal;

updating a region establishment information according to the edition request.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising steps of:

receiving a multimedia indication data from the user terminal; and

including a multimedia data corresponding to the multimedia indication data to

the electronic file;

wherein, the multimedia data is at least one of multimedia data itself or URL corresponding to the multimedia data.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the step (c) comprises steps of,

receiving an advertisement image from the user terminal;

receiving a text information corresponding to the advertisement image;

receiving an URL information related to the advertisement image.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising steps of:

receiving the second user's email account from the user terminal; and

transmitting the created electronic file to the email account.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising steps of:

storing previously at least one classification standard including at least one

searching at least one email account corresponding to the classification item

among previously stored at least one receiver email account, if the electronic file created

by the first user matches one of the classification item among the classification

standards;

transmitting the electronic file to the searched email account; wherein the classification item comprises at least one of a name card, digital

card, an advertisement message and a multimedia information.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the electronic file comprises an execution file for outputting a multimedia data

or comprises a command word for summoning file for outputting if the multimedia data

is included in the electronic file.

11. A method for providing an electronic information included in a first

electronic file which is independently executable, from a user terminal which received

the first electronic file to a user through a communication network comprising the steps

of:

receiving an execution request of the received first electronic file from the user;

displaying an image included in the first electronic file on a first region of a

display part coupled with the user terminal in response to the execution request;

receiving an input request corresponding to the image from the user when the

user located a pointer on the first region using an input device coupled with the user

terminal;

displaying the electronic information included in the first electronic file on a

second region in response to the input request; receiving a message output request from the user;

displaying a message included in the first electronic file on a third region of he

display part in response to the message output request.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising the steps of:

receiving a selection request from the user among at least one of an email

address, phone number, home page which are included in the electronic information;

executing automatically a related program corresponding to the selected

electronic information.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising the steps of:

receiving a selection request of email address included in the electronic

information from the user through an input device coupled with the user terminal;

executing automatically an email program;

displaying a mail edition format for editing email to be transmitted to the email

address on the display part

including a second electronic file to the mail edition format if the second

electronic file which comprises the user's personal information exists;

transmitting the email in which the second electronic file is included, if a email

transmission request is inputted from the user.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising the steps of:

examining if a multimedia file is included in the electronic file;

executing automatically the multimedia file if the multimedia file is included in

the electronic file.

15. A system for creating an electronic which includes a personal

information of a first user and is independently executable, in order to provide the first

user's personal information to a second user through a wire network or a wireless

network, comprising:

means for receiving an image indication data from the first user's user terminal;

means for receiving the first user's personal information form the user terminal;

means for receiving message to be provided to the second user from the user

terminal;

means for creating the electronic file by compiling the received image

indication data, the personal information and the message.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

means for recognizing an image characteristic information corresponding to the

image indication data; means for receiving a region edition request of the image from the user

terminal;

means for updating a region establishment information in response to the region

edition request.

17. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

means for receiving a multimedia indication data from the user terminal; and

means for including the multimedia indication data to the electronic file.

18. The system of claim 15 wherein:

the means for receiving message from the user terminal comprises,

means for receiving an advertisement image from the user terminal;

means for receiving a text information corresponding to the advertisement

image; and

means for receiving a URL information related to the advertisement image.

19. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

means for receiving an email account of the second user from the user terminal;

means for transmitting the created electronic file to the email account.

20. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

means for storing previously at least one classification standard in order to

distinguish the electronic file created by a certain user;

means for searching at least one email account corresponding to a classification

item among at least previously stored one receiver email account, if the created

electronic file by the first user matches one of the classification item among the

classification standard; and

means for transmitting the created electronic file to the searched email account.

21. A system for proving an electronic information included in an

independently executable first electronic file from a user terminal which received the

first electronic file to a user, comprising:

means for receiving a execution request of the received first electronic file from

the user;

means for displaying an image included in the first electronic file on a first

region of a display part coupled with the user terminal in response to the execution

request;

means for receiving an input request corresponding to the image when the user

located a pointer on the first region using an input device coupled with the user

terminal; means for displaying the electronic information included in the first electronic

file on a second region of the display part in response to the input request;

means for receiving a message output request from the user;

means for displaying a message included in the first electronic file on a third

region of the display part in response to the message output request.

22. The system of claim 21, further comprising:

means for receiving selection signal of at least one of email address, phone

number and homepage which are included in the electronic information;

means for automatically executing a related program corresponding t the

selected electronic information.

23. The system of claim 21, further comprising:

means for receiving selection signal of an email address included in the

electronic information from the user through the user terminal coupled with an input

device;

means for automatically executing email program;

means for displaying a mail edition format for editing email to be transmitted to

the email address on the display part;

means for automatically including the second electronic file to the mail edition format if the second electronic file including the user's personal information exists in a

storage medium; and

means for transmitting the email to which the second electronic file is attached

if an email transmission request to the email address is inputted from the user.

24. The system of claim 21, further comprising:

means for examining if a multimedia file is included in the electronic file; and

means for automatically executing the multimedia file if the multimedia file is

included in the electronic file.

25. A device for creating an electronic file, comprising:

a memory in which a program is stored; and

a processor coupled with the memory for executing the program;

wherein the processor performs the electronic file creating method as stated one

of claiml to lO.

26. A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-

executable instructions and realized in concrete by a program of instructions, which

could be executable by digital processing unit, for performing method for creating the

electronic file as stated claim 1 to 10.

27. A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-

electronic file as stated claim 11 to 14.