Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: be capable of accessing a business-card management database storing multiple pieces of business-card management data, each piece of the business-card management data including, in association with each other, user identification information for identifying a user, the user's business-card information written on the user's business card, and information about at least one business-card exchange partner with whom the user exchanged business cards; receive selection of a predecessor from a successor who is one of the users and who takes over a job of the predecessor, the predecessor being one of the users; and notify information about the successor to the at least one business-card exchange partner of the predecessor, on the basis of the business-card management database.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a processor configured to specify, in a conference in which plural participants participate via a communication line, a first business card image obtained by reading a business card of a first participant of the conference based on an image obtained by photographing the first participant, and display the first business card image in a display manner different from a display manner for a second business card image of a second participant of the conference, the second participant being different from the first participant.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes an image reader, and a processor configured to receive entry of an attribute for managing a business card from a user, cause the image reader to read the business card, and assign the attribute to a business card image that is an image obtained by reading the business card.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a processor configured to specify, in a conference in which plural participants participate via a communication line, a first business card image obtained by reading a business card of a first participant of the conference based on an image obtained by photographing the first participant, and display the first business card image in a display manner different from a display manner for a second business card image of a second participant of the conference, the second participant being different from the first participant.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a processor configured to: allow, in relation to a conference via a communication line in which plural participants participate, plural business card images to be displayable on a terminal of a participant among the plural participants, the plural business card image being images that are obtained by reading business cards of the plural participants including at least one other participant.

Abstract: A business card management device includes a processor configured to: associate, upon a determination that first business card data obtained by performing character recognition on an image of a business card matches second business card data pre-stored, the second business card data pre-stored with the image of the business card; and receive, upon a determination that the first business card data does not match any business card data pre-stored, an input of information to the first business card data.