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ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM AND MAIL SERVER

  • US 20070050459A1
  • Filed: 08/15/2006
  • Published: 03/01/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An electronic bulletin board system including a server computer with an electronic bulletin board function communicating with at least one user computer via a network for mediating information exchange therebetween, said server computer comprising:

  • a first database as a notable words collection storing a plurality of words that are appropriately selected;

    a second database storing a plurality of records with text data;

    a logic device inspecting a message text sent from a user computer of a person who wants to post a message by consulting the notable words collection, wherein the message text is posted on the bulletin board when the message text does not include a notable word in the notable words collection;

    the second database is searched by using the notable word as a keyword when the message text includes a notable word in the notable words collection, and if no records including the notable word exist in the second database, then the message text is posted on the bulletin board; and

    when a record including the notable word exists as a result of searching the second database, the word in the message text is converted into a hypertext format having a URL generated properly to which the word is linked as a link destination, and the message text is posted on the bulletin board, the URL being so described as to constitute a start instruction to a search report program, which reports a result of searching the second database by using the notable word as a keyword.

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