JP2001134517A - Electronic bulletin board system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that a conventional bulletin board system requires that a mail address should be made open to get a reply. SOLUTION: This system has a means which gives a contributing ID to bulletin data, a title, and an address contributed to a bulletin board and a main address retrieval part which retrieves the mail address of a contributor from a registered ID sent through the replying operation of a browsing requester; and bulletin contents are sent to the browsing requester while having the contributor mail address kept secret, the mail address of the contributor is retrieved according to the registered ID sent through the replying operation when the browsing requester requests a reply, and reply mail is sent from an answerer to the obtained address, so that the contributor can gets the reply without making the mail address open on the Internet.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic bulletin board system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the convenience of the e-mail function has been evaluated, and the number of companies and general users who use the e-mail function has been increasing. E-mail is an optimal tool for sending and receiving messages on a computer connected to a network, and has exploded in networks, especially in the world of the Internet. Also,
With the spread of the Internet to homes, the chances of using e-mail at home also increase.

[0003] However, personal computers are generally used for use, and specialized knowledge is required to use them. Users who are not familiar with personal computers are less likely to use the e-mail function. Therefore, a service that allows users who are not familiar with personal computers to easily use the e-mail function is being realized. That is, a dedicated server for connecting and adding to the Internet is installed, the mobile e-mail terminal and the dedicated server are connected by a mobile telephone network and a digital communication line, and the mobile e-mail terminal can be accessed to the Internet via the dedicated server. One of the functions used on the Internet is an electronic bulletin board, which is widely used in offices and schools. By providing the electronic bulletin board function in the dedicated server, information can be exchanged between a plurality of mobile e-mail terminals or another terminal connectable via the Internet using the electronic bulletin board.

[0004]

In a conventional electronic bulletin board, a contributor discloses his / her own mail address when he / she wants a reply. However, once the e-mail address is made public, it is expected that prank e-mail will come indefinitely. It is also expected that the published address will be used for DM mail. In this way, there is a problem that active use of the electronic bulletin board is hindered because annoying e-mails may be continuously received only by releasing the e-mail address once.

[0005]

The electronic bulletin board system manages the mail address of the poster, so that the electronic bulletin board does not display the mail address. Respondents do not respond directly to the contributor, but respond via the electronic bulletin board system.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention provides, in addition to a conventional electronic bulletin board system, a post content storage section for storing a poster name, a poster mail address, a post content, and a post ID, and a post stored in the post storage section. An electronic bulletin board data generation unit for generating electronic bulletin board data from a person's name, a post content, and a post ID, an e-mail address search unit for referring to a post content storage unit and extracting a contributor e-mail address from a post ID, and a reply mail from a respondent And a reply e-mail generation unit for generating an e-mail to be passed to the contributor, and has an effect that a reply can be sent to the contributor without disclosing the e-mail address of the contributor.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electronic bulletin board system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1
A post content storage unit 01 stores the post content, the poster name, the poster mail address and the post ID in association with each other. 1
Reference numeral 02 denotes an electronic bulletin board data generation unit that generates electronic bulletin board data from the poster name, the post content, and the post ID stored in the post content storage unit 101. 103 is a post content storage unit 1
A mail address search unit that refers to the post ID and retrieves the poster mail address from the post ID. Reference numeral 104 denotes a reply mail generation unit that generates a mail to be passed to the contributor from a reply mail from the responder.

FIG. 2 is an apparatus block diagram of the electronic bulletin board system of the present invention. 201 is a read-only memory (R
OM). Posting content storage unit 101 is realized by RAM 202. 202 is a random access memory (R
AM). 203 is a central processing unit (CPU). The electronic bulletin board data generation unit 102, the mail address search unit 103, and the reply mail generation unit 104
Executes the program stored in the ROM 201 and outputs
This is realized by exchanging data with the M201 and the RAM 202.

The operation of the electronic bulletin board system configured as described above will be described below. FIG. 3 is a flowchart when posting to the electronic bulletin board system of the present invention. First, a mail of the content of the post is received from the poster (step 301). This e-mail includes the e-mail address of the contributor, the contributor's name, and the contents of the post.

Next, the content of the received posted mail is recorded in the posted content storage unit 101. The recorded contents are the poster's e-mail address, the poster's name, the posted contents, and a unique post ID (step 302). Next, the electronic bulletin board data generation unit 103 generates text or image data to be displayed on the electronic bulletin board from the contributor name, the contents of the post, and the unique post ID (step 303). Finally, the data generated in step 303 is displayed on an electronic bulletin board (step 3).
04).

FIG. 4 is a flow chart for responding to the posted contents of the electronic bulletin board system of the present invention. First,
Receive reply mail from respondent. This mail includes the mail address of the respondent, the contents of the reply mail, and the registration ID (step 401). Next, the mail address search unit 103 refers to the registered content storage unit 101, and proceeds to step 40.
The mail address of the poster is searched from the registration ID obtained in step 1 (step 402). Next, the reply mail generator 1
04 generates a reply e-mail to be sent to the contributor from the responder's e-mail address obtained in step 401 and the registered contents (step 403). Finally, the reply mail generated in step 403 is transmitted to the mail address of the poster searched in step 402 (step 404).

It is to be noted that a reply is received by this system only during a period when a post is posted on the electronic bulletin board. Therefore, the electronic bulletin board can be used with ease.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an electronic bulletin board system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
Hereinafter, a case where the present invention is applied to a portable e-mail terminal will be described. 1 is a portable e-mail terminal, 1a is a portable e-mail terminal 1
Is a display unit. The mobile e-mail terminal 1 is a mailer for sending and receiving e-mails, a browser for accessing information on an electronic bulletin board and the Internet, a menu dedicated to server services, a GUI for registration, and for creating and modifying contents of mails and electronic bulletin boards. It has an editor. Reference numeral 2 denotes a mobile phone, which is connected to the mobile e-mail terminal 1 and is used for communication via a mobile phone network. Reference numeral 3 denotes a dedicated server (hereinafter, referred to as a server 3) that implements various services in cooperation with a portable e-mail terminal. 4 is a mobile telephone network, 5 is a digital line, and 6 is the Internet. 7
Is another communication terminal that can communicate via the Internet 6.

The electronic bulletin board system according to the second embodiment of the present invention connects the portable e-mail terminal 1 and the server 3 shown in FIG.
An electronic bulletin board service is provided by transmitting ML data from the server 3 to the portable e-mail terminal 1. In such a system using a Web server that provides HTML data, a CGI (Common) is used.
Gateway Interface technology is often used. CGI is a method for causing the WWW to dynamically generate a document. The CGI performs a process determined by the server in response to a request from the user, and returns an HTML file as a result of the process.

In the server 3, reference numeral 38 denotes a posted content storage unit for storing a posted name, a posted email address, a posted content, and a posted ID. Reference numeral 37 denotes an electronic bulletin board CGI that divides a request transmitted from the mobile e-mail terminal 1 into characters that can be understood by a program and performs processing according to the request.
Under the control of the electronic bulletin board CGI 37, processing such as registration, browsing, and replying of a message is performed.

Reference numeral 39 denotes a registration processing unit for performing processes such as "message registration", "message browsing", "reply", and "deletion" in accordance with the instructions of the electronic bulletin board CGI 37. Further, the registration processing unit 39 includes a post content storage unit 38 in the server 3.
While accessing a text file, image file, or the like stored in the above, a post ID is assigned in association with posted posted content data, a title, and an address, and the assigned post ID and address are stored and managed. 40 is an HTM for shaping a page according to the display unit of the mobile e-mail terminal 1
An L shaping unit for shaping a Web page of an electronic bulletin board according to the size of one display screen of the display device of the portable e-mail terminal 1. Reference numeral 42 denotes an electronic bulletin board memory unit for storing electronic bulletin board data including only the name of the poster, the text data of the posted content, and the image data to be browsed.

Here, basic processing of a server application constituted by the portable e-mail terminal 1 (user) and the server 3 will be described. First, a request such as "message registration" or "message browsing" is transmitted to the server 3 specified by the server service menu displayed on the browser on the mobile e-mail terminal. At this time, the connection to the specified server 3 is made by the access UR
This is performed by referring to the L data. The electronic bulletin board CGI 37 on the server 3 starts processing according to the request transmitted from the mobile e-mail terminal. Electronic bulletin board C
The registration processing unit 39 performs processing according to the instruction of the GI 37, and further assigns a post ID in association with the address.
Further, the registration processing unit 39 extracts only the poster name, the posted content text data, and the image data from each data requested to be registered, generates electronic bulletin board data, and stores it in the electronic bulletin board memory unit 42 together with the post ID. The data stored in the electronic bulletin board memory unit 42 is read out and sent at the time of browsing.

The terminal-specific HTML shaping unit 40 uses the data stored in the electronic bulletin board memory unit 42 to store the Wen of the electronic bulletin board.
The page b is shaped and an HTML file as a final processing result is created. When the processing by the electronic bulletin board CGI 37 is completed, the HTML output processing unit 41 outputs the HTML.
The file is output to the mobile e-mail terminal 1. The mobile e-mail terminal 1 receives an HTM,
Display the L file on the browser.

Next, the respective processing flows of the portable e-mail terminal and the server 3 constituting the electronic bulletin board system according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.
It will be described according to. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing processing by the mobile e-mail terminal, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing processing by the server 3.

In FIG. 6, first, the portable e-mail terminal 1
Is started (S1). When the user clicks the "electronic bulletin board service" display button on the menu displayed on the display device of the activated portable e-mail terminal 1, the server service-specific menu is displayed on the display device (S
2). In the case of registration on the electronic bulletin board, the corresponding button is clicked to display a message registration screen (registration-dedicated GUI) (S3).

Next, the user writes a message to be registered in the message input portion of the registration-dedicated GUI (S
4). When the user wants to register an image together with the message text on the electronic bulletin board of the server 3, the user clicks the image capture button displayed on the registration-dedicated GUI.
An image to be registered in the electronic bulletin board is selected from the image files stored in the mobile e-mail terminal 1 (S5). Thereafter, the user clicks the button 18 for starting the registration process displayed on the registration-dedicated GUI, and performs a registration operation to the server 3 (S6).

The mobile e-mail terminal 1 automatically acquires the address (URL) of the server 3 where the electronic bulletin board to be registered exists according to the registration operation to the server 3 (S).
7) Send a communication start command to the mobile phone to connect to the obtained URL. When a response to the line connection completion is received from the mobile phone, the mobile e-mail terminal 1 automatically receives the corresponding UR via the mobile phone network 4 and the digital communication network 5.
L is connected to the server 3 (S8). When the connection is complete,
The mobile e-mail terminal 1 transmits the message text and image data for posting to the server 3 together with the posting request by HTTP (S9).

Next, the processing (S10) on the server side will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing on the server side. The server 3 receives data by HTTP (S11). Next, the electronic bulletin board CGI 37 is activated,
While analyzing the data transmitted from the portable e-mail terminal 1, the corresponding program or module (registration processing unit 39, terminal-specific HTML shaping unit 40, HTML
The output processing unit 41) is activated to start the processing (S1).
2).

If the process to be performed is a new registration on the electronic bulletin board (S13), the registration processing unit 39 sets the posted content storage unit 38
In addition to the post contents already registered,
The data of the post content transmitted from the mail terminal 1 is added (S14). The data of the posted content includes the poster name and the poster email address. Further, the registration processing unit 39 assigns a post ID in association with the poster's address, and stores the post ID in association with the address. Further, the registration processing unit 39 extracts only the poster name, the posted content text data, and the image data from each data stored in the posted content storage unit 38, and generates electronic bulletin board data from them. Each electronic bulletin board data is stored in the electronic bulletin board memory unit 42 together with the post ID assigned thereto.

If the process to be performed is browsing, the registration processing unit 39 performs a process for browsing the posted content stored in the electronic bulletin board memory 42 of the server 3 (S1).
5). That is, the data in the electronic bulletin board memory unit 42 is read, and the terminal-specific HTML shaping unit 40 reads the W of the electronic bulletin board.
HTML that is the final processing result after shaping the eb page
A file is created and output to the mobile e-mail terminal 1 of the viewing request source by the HTML output processing unit 41 (S1).
6). That is, the content of the electronic bulletin board memory unit 42 is
It will be displayed on the mail terminal 1.

Next, the processing of the portable e-mail terminal 1 will be described with reference to FIG. On the mobile e-mail terminal side, the HTML file output from the server 3 is downloaded,
Display as a Web page on the browser (S1
7). At this time, the portable e-mail terminal 1 displays the poster name, posted contents text data and image data, and does not include the poster's e-mail address. Each post content is associated with the mail address recorded in the post content storage unit 38 by the post ID.

The HTML file created by the server 3 is shaped to fit one display screen of the display device 1a of the portable e-mail terminal 1. Therefore,
Using the buttons on the Web page displayed on the screen, the user can browse (browse) the electronic bulletin board data while performing screen operations such as scrolling and page change (S18).

Next, referring to FIG. 8, a description will be given of a process using a menu dedicated to the server service from the portable e-mail terminal 1 when using the electronic bulletin board service by the electronic bulletin board system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the processing using the server service dedicated menu. 17 is a browser. As shown at the top of FIG. 8, the browser displayed in the display device of the portable e-mail terminal 1 includes a server service menu G
A server service button 17a for displaying a UI is incorporated. By clicking the server service button 17a, the electronic bulletin board corner names 17b of various genres accessible from the portable e-mail terminal 1 are displayed on the browser as shown in the second row of FIG. Using this display screen, the user can select a corner (corners A, B, and C) of the electronic bulletin board to be registered or viewed. The user selects an action by clicking on a desired bulletin board corner name.

When an electronic bulletin board corner name is selected, the electronic bulletin board is automatically connected to the server 3. For example, when a corner A is selected, an address (UR) corresponding to the corner A is selected.
L) and automatically connects to the corresponding URL. When a corner B is selected, an address (URL) corresponding to the corner is obtained and connected. Mobile e-mail terminal 1
Is connected to the URL and when the processing in the server 3 is completed, an HTML file is output from the server 3 and displayed on the browser of the mobile e-mail terminal 1 as shown in the lowermost part of FIG.

The electronic bulletin board registration processing will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a process using the registration-dedicated GUI. When the electronic bulletin board corner shown in the second row of FIG. 8 is selected from the server menu, a registration screen customized according to the size of one display screen of the portable e-mail terminal 1 as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed. Registration-only GUI
Is displayed on the display device 1a. In the dedicated registration screen used when using the electronic bulletin board system according to the present invention, operability is improved by putting buttons and the like for instructing all functions in one display screen.

In the "corner" field, a corner name (corner A) of the electronic bulletin board selected by the user is displayed. In the “poster” field, characters (user) registered as a poster in the server 3 are displayed. The "Message" field on the left side of the screen is a field for inputting a message. By activating the editor of the mobile e-mail terminal 1, "Kana", "Kanji", "Katakana", "Alphabet", " Enter characters such as "symbol". The “image” field is a field for designating an image to be attached to the electronic bulletin board while displaying an image stored in the image memory in the portable e-mail terminal 1. By taking in the image data stored in the mobile e-mail terminal 1, not only characters but also images can be registered in the electronic bulletin board of the server 3.

The "Register" button 18 at the bottom of the screen allows
The data input on the screen is transmitted to the server 3. On the server 3 side, all registered post contents exist as one file in the electronic bulletin board memory 42, and post contents from the user of the portable e-mail terminal 1 are added in the order of registration. . As described above, by using the registration-dedicated GUI in which operations such as message registration, image capture, and registration are included in one display screen, conventional complicated screen operations can be omitted.

Next, a method of browsing the posted contents stored in the server 3 by the browser of the portable e-mail terminal 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a message browsing process by the browser of the portable e-mail terminal 1.

When browsing is selected by the server menu, and the corners (corners A, B, C) of the electronic bulletin board are selected, the browsing process is started. That is, the electronic bulletin board memory unit 4 in the server 3 is automatically connected to the server 3.
2 is read out, the terminal-specific HTML shaping unit 40 shapes the Web page of the electronic bulletin board, and the HTML output processing unit 41 outputs the web page to the mobile e-mail terminal 1 of the viewing request source. The server 3 performs a shaping process of a layout to be displayed on a single display screen in one display screen of the display device 1a of the mobile e-mail terminal 1. The data of the posted content output by the HTML output processing unit 41 is displayed on the browser of the portable e-mail terminal 1 as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 10, data such as a corner name (for example, corner A), a contributor name (for example, user), a message, and an image are created by the server 3 so as to fit on one display screen of the display device 1a. Also, in this HTML file, a link button for browsing the previous or next post content that is being viewed is embedded so as to fit within a single display screen, and the user presses the button. With just a click, you can browse through the posts one by one. The poster's e-mail address is not displayed.

Next, the response processing will be described with reference to FIGS.
1 will be described. GU for reply as shown in FIG.
A button 19 for displaying I is incorporated. By clicking the button 19, a response GUI is displayed on the browser of the mobile e-mail terminal 1 as shown in FIG. Other users who browsed the electronic bulletin board can use this display screen to enter a message for reply. For example, in the response GUI, a corner name, a contributor, a message input section, an image display section, a selection button for selecting an image, a transmission button 20 for instructing transmission, and the like fit on one display screen. Is displayed.

For example, in FIG. 10, when an attempt is made to reply to the poster A at the corner A: user, the other users who browsed the electronic bulletin board are displayed with the contents of the poster posted at the user. Clicking on button 19 will result in a G for replying to the poster: user
A UI is displayed (FIG. 11). In this state, the user inputs a reply message and selects and displays an image to be attached.

When the user clicks the send button 20, transmission of the reply content is started. That is, the connection is automatically made to the server 3, and the reply message and the attached image input by the user are sent to the server 3. The post ID assigned to each post content is also sent to the server 3.

As described above, the server 3 stores the address of each contributor in association with the post ID, and the registration processing unit 39 determines the contributor's address from the post ID sent with the reply message from the portable e-mail terminal 1. Search for. When the registration processing unit 39 can acquire the address of the contributor, the registration processing unit 39 performs transmission processing to transmit the above-described reply message to the address of the contributor.

In the present invention, the content of the post is received by e-mail. However, the present invention is effective even if means other than e-mail is used.

In the present invention, the response from the respondent is received by e-mail, but the present invention is effective even if means other than e-mail is used. In the present invention, the reply to the contributor is sent by e-mail, but the present invention is also effective by using means other than e-mail.

In the present invention, the name of the poster is used.
It is not always necessary to display the author name. Further, in the present invention, the mail address of the respondent is notified to the contributor. However, the present invention is also effective when not notifying or when selecting the notification.

[0044]

As described above, according to the electronic bulletin board system of the present invention, the poster can receive a reply of the posted contents without disclosing his / her own mail address.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electronic bulletin board system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an apparatus block diagram of an electronic bulletin board system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart when posting to the electronic bulletin board system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart when a reply is made to the posted content of the electronic bulletin board system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an electronic bulletin board system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing processing of a portable e-mail terminal in the electronic bulletin board system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing processing on the server side of the electronic bulletin board system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a process using a server service dedicated menu of the electronic bulletin board system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of processing using a registration-only GUI of the electronic bulletin board system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a message browsing process by the browser of the portable e-mail terminal 1 of the electronic bulletin board system according to the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of processing using a reply GUI of the electronic bulletin board system in the embodiment.

[Description of Signs] 101 Post contents storage unit 102 Electronic bulletin board data generation unit 103 E-mail address search unit 104 Reply e-mail generation unit

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Keizo Sato, Inventor 1006 Kazuma Kadoma, Osaka Pref., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 72) Inventor Tomoko Shibata 1006 Kadoma, Kazuma, Osaka Prefecture Inside Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Masako Yoshimura 1006 Odoma Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Inside Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 1006 Kadoma Kadoma Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hiromo Kamine 1006 Kadoma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture F term (reference) in Denki Sangyo Co., Ltd. 5B089 GA11 JA19 JA22 JA23 JB02 KA17 KB06 KB13 KC44 KC57 5 K030 HA06 KA01 KA02 KA05 LD16 9A001 BB03 BB04 CC05 DD13 FF03 HH23 JJ14 JJ18 JJ25 JJ27 KK56 LL03

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A post content storage unit for storing a post name, a post email address, and a post content in association with a post ID, a post name, a post content, and a post ID stored in the post storage unit.
An electronic bulletin board data generation unit that generates electronic bulletin board data from a server, an e-mail address search unit that retrieves a contributor's e-mail address from a post ID by referring to a post content storage unit, and generates a mail to be passed to the contributor from a reply mail from a respondent An electronic bulletin board system, comprising: 2. A posting content storage unit for storing a submitter name, a submitter email address, a posting content, and a posting ID, and a posting ID is given to the posting content data, title, and address posted on the electronic bulletin board by e-mail. Means, means for storing and managing bulletin content data, titles and addresses according to the assigned post IDs, electronic bulletin board memory for storing the bulletin content data and titles in association with the post IDs, and mail addresses based on the post IDs E-mail address search unit, means for transmitting the contents of the electronic bulletin board memory to the browsing requester, and when the browsing requester requests a reply, the e-mail address searching unit refers to the registered content storage unit to browse A means for searching for the contributor's e-mail address from the registration ID sent by the requester's reply operation, and the contents of the notice sent from the browsing requester A server having means for transmitting data, a title, and an address to an address of the poster. 3. An HTM of a Web page provided with an electronic bulletin board
A server for providing an electronic bulletin board service by transmitting L data via the Internet, and a terminal connected to the server for receiving the HTML data and receiving the provision of the electronic bulletin board service by the Web page. An electronic electronic bulletin board system, wherein the server stores message text and image data sent from a terminal together with a posting request in a posting content storage unit,
A unique post ID is assigned to each post, and the address of the post is stored in association with the post ID, and when a post request is made from the terminal, the server browses the data of the post contents in HTML format. Output to the requesting terminal, and when receiving a reply request for a certain post from the terminal, search the poster's e-mail address based on the post ID of the relevant matter and send it from the reply requester's terminal. An electronic bulletin board system comprising means for transmitting incoming reply content data and title to the address of the poster. 4. An HTM of a Web page provided with an electronic bulletin board
A server for providing an electronic bulletin board service by transmitting L data via the Internet, and a terminal connected to the server for receiving the HTML data and receiving the provision of the electronic bulletin board service by the Web page. An electronic bulletin board system, which includes a poster name, a poster e-mail address, a post content, and a post ID.
Content storage unit for storing a request, and an electronic bulletin board CG for dividing a request transmitted from the terminal into characters that can be understood by a program and performing processing according to the request
I, message registration according to the instructions of the electronic bulletin board CGI,
A registration processing unit for performing message browsing, replying, etc., and assigning a posting ID in association with the posted content data and address, and an electronic bulletin board according to the size of one display screen of the terminal. A terminal-specific HTML shaping unit for shaping a Web page of an electronic bulletin board; an electronic bulletin board memory unit for storing electronic bulletin board data including a poster name and posted content text data to be browsed; and outputting an HTML file to the terminal An electronic bulletin board system comprising an HTML output processing unit.