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Electronic bulletin board and bulletin board system

  • US 20020047868A1
  • Filed: 10/19/2001
  • Published: 04/25/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An electronic bulletin board comprising:

  • an icon message generating portion for receiving a message and generating an icon message;

    a bulletin board screen generating portion for placing the generated icon message at a designated location;

    a display portion for receiving the output from said bulletin board screen generating portion and displaying the bulletin board on the screen; and

    a transmitting/receiving portion for communicating with a mobile information terminal, wherein said icon message generating portion receives a message from said mobile information terminal and converts the message to an icon, receives a request for reading said icon message and restores said icon message, and transmits the restored message to said mobile information terminal.

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