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Electronic bulletin board system

  • US 6,438,632 B1
  • Filed: 11/09/1999
  • Issued: 08/20/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/10/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electronic bulletin board system comprising a server computer communicating with user'"'"'s computers through a network, performing an information mediate between the user'"'"'s computers by an electronic bulletin board function, said electronic bulletin board system:

  • sending out a message registration screen in response to a request from any user'"'"'s computer;

    acquiring information written on the message registration screen by a person who wishes to post a message from the user'"'"'s computer;

    checking the posting-desired message in said information written on the message registration screen, with reference to a post-prohibited word list where a post-prohibited word list including words preliminary selected as those which are inadequate to be posted on an electronic bulletin board are registered;

    registering said message in the electronic bulletin board when the message includes no word in the post-prohibited word list;

    sending out a letter screen saying that the message cannot be posted toward the user'"'"'s computer which has originated that message when the message includes any word in the post-prohibited word list, and getting a computer of an operation manager of said electronic bulletin board system notified of the event of rejecting the posting of said message.

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