System and method for instantly accessing a message board server
US6898626B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/02
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
When a message source user desires to advertise an object such as an event or a sight-seeing resort on an electronic board, a write request is formulated with a message and auxiliary information as to the position and state of affairs of the object, and transmitted to a server finder. Using the position information of the request, the server finder selects one of a number of message board servers for retransmission of the request. On receiving the write request, the selected server maps the contents of this request in a database. When a message recipient user desires to read a message, a read request is formulated with auxiliary information of a desired object and transmitted to the server finder, which retransmits it to one of the servers corresponding to its position information. On receiving the read request the selected server searches its database for messages having likeness to the auxiliary information of the request.
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