Methods, systems and computer program products for electronic identification card creation and transfer during real time communications

1. A method for creating an electronic identification card, comprising:

presenting a user with an option to enter personal information;

recording the personal information for the electronic identification card with a data entry method;

receiving a command from the user to send the electronic identification card including the personal information during a communications session;

placing the communication session on hold; and

sending the electronic identification card to a device involved in the communications session.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the personal information includes

a name of a person.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device is a wireless device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data entry method comprises:

prompting the user to provide the personal information;

recording the personal information provided by the user; and

saving the personal information provided by the user in the electronic identification card.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the personal information is recorded using a dual tone multi-frequency input recognition algorithm.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the personal information is recorded using a speech recognition algorithm.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising presenting the user with an option to selectively include personal information in the electronic identification card.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic identification card is an electronic business card.

9. A system for creating and transferring an electronic identification card, comprising:

means for presenting a user of a first device with an option to create an electronic identification card;

means for receiving a command from the user of the first device to create the electronic identification card;

means for creating the electronic identification card through the first device;

means for establishing a communications session between the first device and a second device;

means for placing the communication session on hold; and

means for transferring the electronic identification card to the second device.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the electronic identification card includes

a name of a person.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the first device comprises a database of electronic identification cards for organizing contacts.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first device is a wireless device.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the electronic identification card is an electronic business card.

14. A computer program product for creating an electronic identification card, the computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for facilitating a method comprising:

presenting a user with an option to enter personal information;

recording the personal information for the electronic identification card with a data entry method;

receiving a command from the user to send the electronic identification card including the personal information during a communications session;

presenting the user with a prompt to exclude a portion of the personal information from the electronic identification card; and

sending the electronic identification card to a device involved in the communications session.

15. The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the personal information includes

a name of a person.

16. The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the device is a wireless device.

17. The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the data entry method comprises:

prompting the user to provide the personal information;

recording the personal information provided by the user; and

saving the personal information provided by the user in the electronic identification card.

18. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein the personal information is recorded using a dual tone multi-frequency input recognition algorithm.

19. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein the personal information is recorded using a speech recognition algorithm.

20. The computer program product of claim 14 further comprising presenting the user with an option to selectively include personal information in the electronic identification card.