JP2002334038A - Electronic bulletin board system, managing device, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic bulletin board system, a managing device, and a program that can register and refer to a file which can be recognized on a terminal as electronic bulletin board information by attaching the file to message information. SOLUTION: A terminal device 1 for registration, a terminal device 2 for reference, and the managing device 3 are connected to one another through a communication network 4, and the managing device 3 has a message discrimination information generation part 16 which generates message discrimination information for discriminating between the message information and attached file from the terminal device 1 for registration, a 1st storage part 17a which stores the message information according to the generated message discrimination information, a 2nd storage part 17b which stores the attached file information according to the generated message discrimination information, and a display part 18 which displays electronic bulletin board information including the message information stored in the 1st storage part 17a and attached file display information representing the presence of the attached file on the terminal device 1 for registration and the terminal device 2 for reference.

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, a management apparatus, and a program, and more particularly, to an electronic bulletin board system, a management apparatus, and a program capable of registering and referring to an attached file attached to message information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, an electronic bulletin board system is used as a form of a homepage for introducing itself, exchanging opinions, providing information, answering a question, etc. through a communication network such as the Internet. In an electronic bulletin board system, new electronic bulletin board information registered by a user terminal is transmitted to a server via a communication network. The new bulletin board information received by the server is stored in the database, added to the registered bulletin board information, transmitted to the user terminal via the communication network, displayed on the screen of the user terminal, and referred to. You.

[0003] Among conventional electronic bulletin board systems, there is known an image bulletin board capable of posting not only character information but also image information such as a photograph. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a conventional image bulletin board registration screen, and FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a conventional image bulletin board reference screen. As shown in FIG. 8, in a conventional image bulletin board, a name, a mail address, a homepage address, a title, and a message are input in input fields of a registration screen, and an image file to be posted is specified and registered.
The image file is stored in an external storage device such as a hard disk of the user terminal or a recording medium such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk. By clicking a “Browse” button with a mouse, a list of files is displayed. Select the appropriate file. On the bulletin board posting screen,
As shown in FIG. 9, the registered name, mail address,
Message information including a homepage address, a title, and a message is displayed, and an image G of the specified image file is displayed (hereinafter, referred to as Conventional Example 1).

[0004] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-81155 discloses that
A personal computer communication system in which a plurality of personal computer terminals are connected to a host computer via a communication line is disclosed. In this personal computer communication system, when a data transmission request is received, data to be transmitted is text. Or an image, and in the case of an image, creates image data, inserts a switching code, and transmits it. When receiving data, check the switching code, if there is no switching code, display as text,
If there is a switching code, an image is displayed. As a result, mixed data of text data and image data can be communicated in real time and two-way (hereinafter referred to as Conventional Example 2).

[0005] Further, in the current situation where information processing apparatuses such as personal computers have become widespread, information to be disclosed is often created by application software on the apparatus, and has a file format unique to the application software. Conventionally, when attempting to release such information, a file is stored on a server by a homepage administrator, and the file is separately HTML-formatted.
(Hyper Text Markup Language) to define the link information (hereinafter referred to as Conventional Example 3).

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Conventional Example 1 and Conventional Example 2
However, there has been a problem that image information can be posted on an electronic bulletin board, but files other than image files cannot be registered and posted on the electronic bulletin board. For example, binary information such as a document file stored in a predetermined word processor storage format cannot be posted on an electronic bulletin board. For this reason, it is necessary to individually send e-mail to those who want to obtain the file, which is troublesome when there are many people who want to obtain the file. Another problem is that it takes time to display an image posted on an electronic bulletin board.

[0007] In the third conventional example, there is a problem that an operation of an administrator is always required to register a file, and information cannot be freely transmitted. In order to avoid the intervention of the administrator, the server is opened to the public, and the registered user transfers the file to the server using FTP (File Transfer Protocol) to define the link information. In that case, the registered user is F
Knowledge for using TP and HTML is required, and the operation is difficult for an inexperienced registered user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and has an electronic bulletin board system capable of attaching a file recognizable on a terminal to message information and registering and referencing it as electronic bulletin board information. It is intended to provide an apparatus and a program.

[0009]

An electronic bulletin board system according to the present invention comprises: a registration terminal for registering new electronic bulletin board information in an electronic bulletin board; a reference terminal for referring to registered electronic bulletin board information; An electronic bulletin board system having a management device connected to the registration terminal device and the reference terminal device via a communication network, and having the registered electronic bulletin board information displayed on the registration terminal device and the reference terminal device; A registration terminal device for inputting message information to be newly registered in the electronic bulletin board;
Means for specifying attachment file information to be attached to the message information, and means for transmitting the input message information and the specified attachment file information to the management device via the communication network, the management device Means for receiving message information and attached file information transmitted from the terminal device for registration, means for generating message identification information for identifying the received message information and attached file information, First storage means for storing the message information based on the generated message identification information, second storage means for storing the attached file information based on the generated message identification information, and the first storage means File information that indicates the presence of message information and attached files stored in And means for displaying the free electronic bulletin board information in the registration terminal device and the reference device apparatus,
The reference terminal device includes: a unit that displays the electronic bulletin board information; and a unit that transmits, to the management device, information about a request to obtain an attached file attached to message information of the electronic bulletin board information. Means for receiving the attached file acquisition request information transmitted from the reference terminal device, and reads the attached file information from the second storage means based on the received acquisition request information, and Means for transmitting to the terminal device, wherein the reference terminal device has means for receiving the attached file information transmitted from the management device.

[0010] The first storage means and the second storage means may be in the same database.

[0011] The registration terminal device may have means for designating and transmitting a plurality of pieces of attached file information.

[0012] The reference terminal device has means for transmitting to the management device acquisition request information designating an attached file selected from a plurality of attached files attached to the message information of the electronic bulletin board information. Is also good.

The management apparatus of the present invention is connected to a registration terminal for registering new electronic bulletin board information in an electronic bulletin board and a reference terminal for referring to the registered electronic bulletin board information via a communication network. In the management device for displaying bulletin board information on the registration terminal device and the reference terminal device, the management device receives message information and attached file information newly transmitted to the electronic bulletin board from the registration terminal device. Means for generating message identification information for identifying the received message information and attached file information, and first storage means for storing the message information based on the generated message identification information. Second storage means for storing the attached file information based on the generated message identification information; Means for displaying electronic bulletin board information including message information stored in the first storage means and attached file display information for indicating the presence of an attached file on the registration terminal device and the reference terminal device; Means for receiving the attached file acquisition request information transmitted from the terminal device, and reading the attached file information from the second storage means based on the received acquisition request information and transmitting the attached file information to the reference terminal device. Means.

[0014] The first storage means and the second storage means may be in the same database.

[0015] The program of the present invention is connected via a communication network to a registration terminal device for registering new electronic bulletin board information in the electronic bulletin board and a reference terminal device for referring to the registered electronic bulletin board information. In a program that controls a management device that causes information to be displayed on the registration terminal device and the reference terminal device, a process of receiving message information and attached file information transmitted from the registration terminal device and registered on the electronic bulletin board; A process of generating message identification information for identifying the received message information and the attached file information; a process of storing the message information in a first storage unit based on the generated message identification information; The attached file information is stored in the second storage unit based on the generated message identification information. Processing to display the electronic bulletin board information including the message information stored in the first storage means and the attached file display information for displaying the presence of the attached file on the registration terminal device and the reference terminal device. Receiving the attached file acquisition request information transmitted from the reference terminal device, reading the attached file information from the second storage unit based on the received acquisition request information, and reading the attached file information. And causing the computer to execute the process of transmitting to the terminal device.

[0016] The first storage means and the second storage means may be in the same database.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the electronic bulletin board system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, an electronic bulletin board system according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes a registration terminal device 1 used by a registered user who registers new electronic bulletin board information in the electronic bulletin board; Reference terminal device 2 used by a reference user who refers to registered electronic bulletin board information
And a management device 3 for displaying registered electronic bulletin board information on the registration terminal device 1 and the reference terminal device 2.
The registration terminal device 1, the reference terminal device 2, and the management device 3 are mutually connected via a communication network 4.

The registration terminal device 1 is an information processing device such as a personal computer, a television, a portable terminal, and a mobile phone having a communication network connection function. The registration terminal device 1 includes a keyboard for inputting various data,
An input unit 5 such as a numeric keypad and a mouse, a display for displaying various data, an output unit 6 such as a printer for printing various data, a modem and a terminal adapter for connecting to the communication network 4 and transmitting and receiving various information; DSU
(Digital Service Unit), a storage unit 8 for storing various data, and an input unit 5, an output unit 6, a communication unit 7, and a control unit 9 for controlling the storage unit 8.

The input unit 5 of the registration terminal device 1 inputs message information including character information to be newly registered in the electronic bulletin board and specifies attached file information to be attached to the message information. The electronic bulletin board information is displayed by the output unit 6. The communication unit 7 transmits the input message information and the specified attached file information to the management device 3 via the communication network 4.

The registration terminal 1 has a browser function for accessing the electronic bulletin board system provided by the management device 3 on the communication network 4 and displaying the electronic bulletin board information on the screen. Further, the registration terminal device 1 transmits the input message information and the specified attached file information to the management device 3 via the communication network 4 by the RFC (Re).
(Quest For Comments) 1867.

Note that the registration terminal device 1 is a LAN (Loca
l Area Network).

The reference terminal device 2 is an information processing device such as a personal computer, a television, a portable terminal, a portable telephone, etc. having a communication network connection function. The reference terminal device 2 includes a keyboard for inputting various data,
An input unit 10 such as a numeric keypad and a mouse, a display for displaying various data, an output unit 11 such as a printer for printing various data, a modem, a terminal adapter for connecting to the communication network 4 and transmitting and receiving various information; D
A communication unit 12 such as an SU (Digital Service Unit); a storage unit 13 for storing various data; an input unit 10 and an output unit 1
1, a communication unit 12, and a control unit 14 for controlling the storage unit 13.

The electronic bulletin board information is displayed by the output unit 11 of the reference terminal device 2. The communication unit 12 transmits to the management device 3 the request information for obtaining the attached file attached to the message information of the electronic bulletin board information, and receives the attached file information transmitted from the management device 3.

The reference terminal 2 has a browser function of accessing an electronic bulletin board system provided by the management device 3 on the communication network 4 and displaying electronic bulletin board information on a screen.

The reference terminal device 2 may belong to another communication network such as a LAN.

The management device 3 is an information processing device such as a workstation server. The management device 3 transmits and receives various information, a message identification information generation unit 16 that generates message identification information for identifying the message information and the attached file information received by the communication unit 15, and A first storage unit 17a that stores message information based on the message identification information;
A second storage unit 17b that stores the attached file information based on the generated message identification information, and a first storage unit 1
A display unit 18 for displaying electronic bulletin board information including message information stored in the terminal 7a and attached file display information indicating the presence of an attached file on the registration terminal device 1 and the reference terminal device 2;

The communication unit 15 of the management device 3 receives the message information and the attached file information newly transmitted to the electronic bulletin board from the terminal device 1 for registration, and transmits the attached file information transmitted from the terminal device 2 for reference. And obtains the attached file information from the second storage unit 17b based on the received acquisition request information and transmits the attached file information to the reference terminal device 2.

The first storage unit 17a and the second storage unit 17b may be in the same database 17.

The communication network 4 is, for example, the Internet (TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / I
Internet Protocol).

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining operations of the registration terminal device 1 and the management device 3.

Referring to FIG. 2, first, the registered user
Using the terminal device 1 for registration, the management device 3 used by the homepage provider accesses an electronic bulletin board established on the communication network 4 (step A1). In response, the management device 3 stores the electronic bulletin board information including the registered message information in the registration terminal device 1.
(Step A2).

First, electronic bulletin board information of various bulletin boards as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the screen of the registration terminal device 1 (step A3). The registered user is the registration terminal device 1
After viewing the various message information displayed on the screen, a reply or a new message is input to the input field of the registration screen shown in FIG. 4A by the input section 5 (step A4). The information thus input may be temporarily stored in the storage unit 8 of the registration terminal device 1 as message information.

Next, when the registered user clicks the “reference” button on the screen of FIG. 4A with the mouse, the list of files in the registration terminal 1 is displayed in the registration terminal 1 as shown in FIG. The file is displayed as a file selection screen shown in B) (step A5). The registered user selects the corresponding file from those displayed on the screen, and designates the file name by clicking with a mouse (step A6). The file name may be specified by directly inputting the file name in the attached file column of FIG.
Information on the designated file name may be temporarily stored in the storage unit 8 of the registration terminal device 1. Also, a plurality of files may be specified.

The message information and the attached file information stored in the storage unit 8 of the registration terminal device 1 are instructed by the registered user (click the “register” button in FIG. 4A with a mouse).
Is transmitted to the management device 4 via the communication network 4 (step A7).

Upon receiving the message information and the attached file information (step A8), the management device 4 searches the database 17 for the message identification information (registration key or the like) for identifying the message information and the attached file information, and identifies the message. The information is generated by the information generator 16 (step A9). The management device 4 registers the message information in the first storage unit 17a of the database 17 based on the generated message identification information. (Step A1
0).

Further, the storage location is determined based on the message identification information, and the attached file information is output as a file to the second storage unit 17b composed of a disc and stored (step A11). Attachment information is database 17
May be registered as one item.

The management device 4 transmits information to the effect that registration has been completed to the registration terminal device 1 (step A12). Subsequently, the management device 3 registers the new electronic bulletin board information with the registration terminal device 1.
(Step A13).

New electronic bulletin board information is displayed on the screen of the registration terminal device 1 (step A14).

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the reference terminal device 2 and the management device 3.

Referring to FIG. 5, the reference user accesses the electronic bulletin board established on the communication network 4 by his / her reference terminal device 2 by the management device 3 used by the homepage provider (step). B
1). In response, the management device 4 transmits electronic bulletin board information including the registered message information to the reference terminal device 2 (step B2).

First, message information of various bulletin boards as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the screen of the reference terminal device 2 (step B3). The reference user is the reference terminal device 2
The message is designated from the information displayed on the screen of FIG. 6, and the detailed information is referred to on the message display screen shown in FIG. On this message display screen, attached file display information (attached file column) indicating the presence of the attached file is displayed (in the drawing, the file name of map1.jpg is displayed).

When the reference user desires to obtain the attached file, the user specifies the attached file to be referred on the screen. In this case, the file name is designated by clicking with a mouse (step B4).

When there are a plurality of attached files,
A plurality of file names are displayed (see FIG. 6B). In this case, a plurality of or one file names desired to be obtained are selected. Further, an icon may be displayed instead of the attached file name.

By designating the attached file, the attached file acquisition request information is transmitted to the management device 3 via the communication network 4 (step B5). Management device 3
Then, the server receives the attached file acquisition request information from the reference terminal device 2 (step B6), reads out the attached file information from the second storage unit 17b based on the acquired request information (step B7), and refers to the attached file information. To the terminal device 2 for use (step B8).

In the reference terminal device 2, a confirmation message as to whether the contents of the attached file is to be displayed on the screen or to download it is displayed (step B9). Is displayed or downloaded, and the attached file is received (step B11).

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, a file recognizable on a terminal can be attached to message information and registered as electronic bulletin board information for reference.
This eliminates the need to individually send e-mails to those who want to obtain files, which is convenient for users of electronic bulletin boards.

The electronic bulletin board displays attached file display information indicating the presence of the attached file, and the content of the attached file is displayed when it is desired to obtain the attached file. Therefore, the electronic bulletin board is quickly displayed. .

Furthermore, since the file is registered in the form of an electronic bulletin board, the registered user can register without knowing FTP or HTML, and the operation is extremely simple.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the second embodiment of the present invention relates to a program 19 that controls the management device 3 and causes a computer to execute the processing performed by the management device 3 described above. The program 19 may be recorded on a recording medium such as a magnetic disk, a CD-ROM, and a semiconductor memory, or may be downloaded via a communication network.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical matters described in the claims. For example, there may be a plurality of registration terminal devices 1 and reference terminal devices 2,
In some cases, the registration terminal device 1 becomes the reference terminal device 2 or the reference terminal device 2 becomes the registration terminal device 1. Further, the format of the electronic bulletin board, the display of the screen, and the like shown in the drawings are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0052]

According to the present invention, a file recognizable on a terminal can be attached to message information and registered as electronic bulletin board information for reference. This eliminates the need for individual transmission, which is convenient for users of electronic bulletin boards.

The electronic bulletin board displays attached file display information indicating the presence of the attached file, and the content of the attached file itself is displayed when it is desired to obtain the attached file. Therefore, the electronic bulletin board is quickly displayed. .

Further, since the file is registered in the form of an electronic bulletin board, the registered user can register without knowing FTP or HTML, and the operation is extremely simple.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining operations of a registration terminal device and a management device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an electronic bulletin board.

FIG. 4A is an explanatory view showing an example of a registration screen, and FIG.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a selection screen for attachment file information.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining operations of a reference terminal device and a management device.

6A is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a message information display screen, and FIG. 6B is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a case where there are a plurality of attached files.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a conventional image bulletin board registration screen.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a conventional image bulletin board reference screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Registration terminal device 2: Reference terminal device 3: Management device 4: Communication network 5: Input unit 6: Output unit 7: Communication unit 8: Storage unit 9: Control unit 10: Input unit 11: Output unit 12: Communication unit 13: Storage unit 14: Control unit 15: Communication unit 16: Message identification information generation unit 17a: First storage unit 17b: Second storage unit 17: Database 18: Display unit 19: Program

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A registration terminal device for registering new electronic bulletin board information in an electronic bulletin board, a reference terminal device for referring to registered electronic bulletin board information, and a communication network between the registration terminal device and the reference terminal device. An electronic bulletin board system having a management device connected to the electronic bulletin board and displaying the registered electronic bulletin board information on the registration terminal device and the reference terminal device, wherein the registration terminal device is newly added to the electronic bulletin board. Means for inputting message information to be registered, means for specifying attached file information to be attached to the message information, and transmission of the input message information and specified attached file information to the management device via the communication network Means for performing the operation, wherein the management device transmits the message information and the attached file transmitted from the registration terminal device. Means for receiving le information,
Means for generating message identification information for identifying the received message information and attached file information,
A first storage unit that stores the message information based on the generated message identification information; a second storage unit that stores the attached file information based on the generated message identification information; Means for displaying the electronic bulletin board information including the message information stored in the storage means and the attached file display information indicating the presence of the attached file on the registration terminal device and the reference terminal device, The terminal device has a means for displaying the electronic bulletin board information, and a means for transmitting, to the management device, an acquisition request information for an attached file attached to the message information of the electronic bulletin board information. Means for receiving the attached file acquisition request information transmitted from the reference terminal device, and a corresponding attachment based on the received acquisition request information. Means for reading file information from the second storage means and transmitting the file information to the reference terminal device, wherein the reference terminal device has means for receiving attached file information transmitted from the management device, An electronic bulletin board system, characterized in that: 2. The electronic bulletin board system according to claim 1, wherein said first storage means and said second storage means are in the same database. 3. The electronic bulletin board system according to claim 1, wherein said registration terminal device has means for designating and transmitting a plurality of attached file information. 4. The reference terminal device includes means for transmitting acquisition request information designating an attached file selected from a plurality of attached files attached to the message information of the electronic bulletin board information to the management device. The electronic bulletin board system according to claim 3, wherein: 5. A registration terminal device for registering new electronic bulletin board information in an electronic bulletin board and a reference terminal device for referring to the registered electronic bulletin board information via a communication network, wherein the electronic bulletin board information is registered. A managing device for displaying on the terminal device for reference and the terminal device for reference, the managing device is a means for receiving message information and attached file information newly transmitted from the registration terminal device and newly registered in the electronic bulletin board; Means for generating message identification information for identifying received message information and attached file information; first storage means for storing the message information based on the generated message identification information; Second storage means for storing the attached file information based on message identification information, and the first storage means Means for displaying the electronic bulletin board information including the message information and the attached file display information for displaying the presence of the attached file stored in the terminal device for registration and the terminal device for reference, and transmitted from the terminal device for reference. Means for receiving the attached file acquisition request information, and means for reading out the attached file information from the second storage means based on the received acquisition request information and transmitting the information to the reference terminal device. A management device characterized by the above-mentioned. 6. The management apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said first storage means and said second storage means are in the same database. 7. A registration terminal device for registering new electronic bulletin board information in an electronic bulletin board and a reference terminal device for referring to the registered electronic bulletin board information via a communication network, wherein the electronic bulletin board information is registered. A program for controlling the management device to be displayed on the terminal device for reference and the terminal device for reference, a process for receiving message information and attached file information transmitted from the registration terminal device and registered in the electronic bulletin board; A process of generating message identification information for identifying message information and attached file information; a process of storing the message information in a first storage unit based on the generated message identification information; and a process of generating the generated message. Processing for storing the attached file information in the second storage means based on the identification information; Displaying the electronic bulletin board information including the message information stored in the first storage means and the attached file display information indicating the presence of the attached file on the registration terminal device and the reference terminal device; A process of receiving the attached file acquisition request information transmitted from the terminal device; reading the attached file information from the second storage unit based on the received acquisition request information and transmitting the read attached file information to the reference terminal device; A program characterized by causing a computer to execute a process. 8. The program according to claim 7, wherein said first storage means and said second storage means are in the same database.