Systems and methods for remote access to a display-based bulletin board in a shared user environment
First Claim
1. An electronic bulletin board display system comprising:
- an application server configured to update a bulletin board display graphical user interface of a client computer that includes messages to different recipients by receiving and processing remote message manipulation instructions from one or more remote users, said instructions comprising a sender e-mail address, a recipient e-mail address pointing to the applications server, and a content for each message to be generated;
wherein said application server looks up the recipient e-mail address of each message in a customer database to find a bulletin board address of a client gateway associated with the recipient e-mail address where the client computer providing the bulletin board display graphical user interface resides behind the client gateway, and wherein said application server updates the bulletin board display graphical user interface of the client computer by generating messages based on the remote message manipulation instructions and sending the messages to the client gateway in communication with said communications center such that the client computer automatically and concurrently displays the content of a plurality of the generated messages in the bulletin board display graphical user interface.
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Abstract
An electronic bulletin board for use in a shared always-on environment wherein a user may manipulate messages from a remote location. The electronic bulletin board may be implemented via database and programming logic on an application server accessible from any network node, including wireless devices. The always-on environment may be set up on a computer or broadband internet appliance or other communications device. Remote users may perform operations such as updating an existing message, posting a new message, download messages, and the like. The bulletin board also supports shared messages designed for special purposes, for example, an electronic grocery list that is accessible from remote locations.
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15 Claims
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1. An electronic bulletin board display system comprising:
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an application server configured to update a bulletin board display graphical user interface of a client computer that includes messages to different recipients by receiving and processing remote message manipulation instructions from one or more remote users, said instructions comprising a sender e-mail address, a recipient e-mail address pointing to the applications server, and a content for each message to be generated; wherein said application server looks up the recipient e-mail address of each message in a customer database to find a bulletin board address of a client gateway associated with the recipient e-mail address where the client computer providing the bulletin board display graphical user interface resides behind the client gateway, and wherein said application server updates the bulletin board display graphical user interface of the client computer by generating messages based on the remote message manipulation instructions and sending the messages to the client gateway in communication with said communications center such that the client computer automatically and concurrently displays the content of a plurality of the generated messages in the bulletin board display graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of providing remote access to a shared always-on bulletin board system, said method comprising:
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creating a customer database in communication with an application server on the application server side of a customer gateway containing at least an e-mail address of a recipient and a bulletin board address of the same recipient; receiving a remote message manipulation instruction by the application server from a remote user, said instruction comprising a sender address, the recipient e-mail address and a content; looking up the recipient e-mail address in the customer database; mapping the recipient'"'"'s e-mail address to the recipient'"'"'s bulletin board address; pushing automatically the remote message manipulation instruction to the customer'"'"'s gateway based on the recipient'"'"'s bulletin board address; causing the shared always-on bulletin board system to display a message header and content according to the sender address, the recipient address and the content by sending an instruction to the customer'"'"'s gateway in communication with said bulletin board system, and wherein the bulletin board system concurrently displays additional message headers and contents including messages to different recipients. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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