Embedding Internet message board display links
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1. A network-based message board system, said system compromising:
- a listing server connected to a network accessible by a plurality of users;
a message board site listings database accessible by the listing server, said site listings database comprising a plurality of site listings, wherein each site listing comprises an embedded advertising link offer identifier, and a Web site address; and
an embedded advertising link offer database accessible by the listing server, said embedded advertising link offer database comprising a plurality of embedded advertising link offers, wherein each embedded advertising link offer comprises an embedded advertising link offer identifier, a corresponding message board identifier, and an identifier of a particular display position within a fixed number of displayable positions on a message board that corresponds to said message board identifier.
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Abstract
The present invention will reserve lines of space within a message board display at predetermined positions for paid advertisement listings, such as hypertext links. The present invention will post purchased advertisement listing at the predetermined positions within the message board display in response to subscriber input. The present invention will post user messages to the message board display, adding new messages as they are input, while preserving the predetermined position of the advertising links.
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1. A network-based message board system, said system compromising:
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a listing server connected to a network accessible by a plurality of users;
a message board site listings database accessible by the listing server, said site listings database comprising a plurality of site listings, wherein each site listing comprises an embedded advertising link offer identifier, and a Web site address; and
an embedded advertising link offer database accessible by the listing server, said embedded advertising link offer database comprising a plurality of embedded advertising link offers, wherein each embedded advertising link offer comprises an embedded advertising link offer identifier, a corresponding message board identifier, and an identifier of a particular display position within a fixed number of displayable positions on a message board that corresponds to said message board identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A network-based message board system, said network-based message board system comprising a set of computer instructions for:
displaying a hypertext link on a predetermined line number within a fixed number of lines of a message board display. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A network-based message board system, said network-based message board system comprising a set of computer instructions for:
preserving a position of an advertising link at a fixed display position within a message board display.
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15. A method for embedding a hypertext link in an Internet message board display, said method compromising:
displaying on a predetermined set of particular display line positions within a fixed number of display line positions on a particular Internet message board a plurality of offer displays. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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