KR100431247B1 - Managemental and referential system for electronic bulletin board - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An electronic bulletin board operation and reference system is provided to operate or manage distributed electronic bulletin boards over the internet, and to freely move the electronic bulletin boards. CONSTITUTION: The system comprises a bulletin board data collector(110), a bulletin board data provider(120), and a bulletin board management database(130). The bulletin board data collector(110) receives or detects accessible data on bulletin boards of plural clients, and stores the received or detected data at the bulletin board management database(130). The bulletin board data provider(120) provides the accessible data on bulletin boards as requested by users. The accessible data on the bulletin boards includes a bulletin board ID, a user group for each ID, and data on the operation of the bulletin board.

Description

Electronic bulletin board operation and inquiry system {MANAGEMENTAL AND REFERENTIAL SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic bulletin board, which is often seen on the Internet, and more particularly, to an electronic bulletin board operating and inquiry system installed and operated in a user computer.

Electronic bulletin boards are used as an important means for sharing data, opinions and news among users on the Internet or a network. In particular, the activities of clubs and communities that are created and operated on the Internet are centered on bulletin boards. Currently, these bulletin boards are generally used by client computers connected to a bulletin board server that manages the bulletin board. However, this type of bulletin board system is difficult to access the bulletin board provided by the server when traffic is concentrated on a specific server, and is limited by the limitation of the storage capacity of the bulletin board posted on the bulletin board. In addition, since bulletin board information and post information are stored in the server, there is a disadvantage in that the server can not properly cope with a disaster, for example, data loss. In addition, in order to operate the bulletin board, a fixed IP (IP: INTERNET PROTOCOL) must be allocated and operated, thereby being restricted in space and time.

As a conventional technique for solving such a problem, there is one disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0382831 issued May 5, 2003. According to this, a bulletin board is generated in the client terminal using a client program provided by the bulletin board server, bulletin board information is stored in the server, and post information is stored in the client terminal. When the bulletin board user terminal accesses the bulletin board server, the server transmits a bulletin board list generated and operated by all clients to the bulletin board user terminal. The bulletin board posts selected by the bulletin board user terminal are sent by connecting to the peer-to-peer (P2P: PEER TO PEER) method from the creator of the bulletin board. In addition, users registered as friends transmit post information to each other and store them in the local storage of the corresponding terminal so that the latest post can be read even if the other party is not connected to the server.

However, this technique requires a fixed IP because the IP of the terminal where the bulletin board created when the bulletin board is created is registered in the server, and then accessing the bulletin board through the registered IP. Therefore, in the case of using a floating IP or a private IP, it is impossible to operate the bulletin board, and if necessary, it is impossible to move the bulletin board to another terminal or to move the bulletin board using a storage device.

In addition, in order for other users to use the bulletin board, the bulletin board creator can register his bulletin board in the bulletin board allowance list called the collecting board, and other users can access all the bulletin boards in the collecting board only if they have permission for the board collecting board. . Therefore, there is a problem in the security of the bulletin board because it is impossible to set the authority for each user on the bulletin board and there is no approval procedure for the use authority of other users.

The present invention was devised to solve such a problem, and an object thereof is to provide an electronic bulletin board operation and inquiry system that can operate or use a distributed bulletin board using internet communication.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic bulletin board operation and inquiry system that can freely move a bulletin board through another computer or a storage medium.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic bulletin board operation and inquiry system that notifies a bulletin board user in real time of a change in registration, deletion, etc. of a post.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic bulletin board operation and inquiry system that displays unread posts to a bulletin board user.

Electronic bulletin board operation and inquiry system according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is provided with a bulletin board operating program by the client login to the management server through their computer connected to the Internet or a network. The bulletin board operating program transmits the bulletin board access information including access information of the bulletin board to the management server when the client computer logs in to the management server. The management server activates the bulletin board when the bulletin board access information is received, and provides the bulletin board access information in response to a request of the bulletin board user computer. The user computer connects to the client computer on which the bulletin board is operated according to the bulletin board access information provided from the server. The user computer connected to the bulletin board requests to view documents or posts posted on the bulletin board or to register or delete new posts. The client computer operating the bulletin board changes and manages the bulletin board in response to the request.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the electronic bulletin board operation and inquiry system according to the present invention stores the network address of the client computer and the bulletin board user computer operated on the client computer every time the user logs in to the management server. Therefore, the management server always has the network address of a valid client computer, and gives the board's mobility by notifying users of the bulletin board.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the user computer receives the updated post status information of the bulletin board currently connected from the management server and informs the user, and gives an indication for the unviewed post.

1A is a schematic diagram of an electronic bulletin board operation and inquiry system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1B is a schematic diagram of an electronic bulletin board operation and inquiry system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a management server of an electronic bulletin board operation and inquiry system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram of a client computer and a user computer of an electronic bulletin board operation and inquiry system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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100. Management server 110. Bulletin board information collection unit (110)

120. Bulletin board information provider 130. Bulletin board management database

140. Visitor information collecting unit 150. Visitor management database

160. User authentication processing unit 170. Communication unit

200. Client computer 210. Bulletin board access information register

220. User Certification Department 230. Bulletin Board Operations Department

240. Post Database 250. Bulletin Board Information Register

260. Post Information Register 270. Communications

300. User Computer 310. Bulletin Board User

320. User information register 330. Update information notification unit

340. Unread post display unit

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily understand and reproduce the present invention.

1A is a schematic diagram of an electronic bulletin board operation and inquiry system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the bulletin board operating and inquiry system according to the present embodiment is connected to the management server 100, the client computer 200 connected to the management server 100 by a network or the Internet, and the management server 100 By receiving the bulletin board access information is configured to include a user computer 300 to communicate with the client computer 200 operating the bulletin board.

In one embodiment, the management server 100 receives or detects and stores bulletin board connection information by communicating with a plurality of client computers 200 that service a bulletin board in response to a plurality of user computers 300, and the user In response to a request from the computer 300, the bulletin board connection information is provided.

The client computer 200 is equipped with a bulletin board operating program for servicing a bulletin board in response to the connection of a plurality of user computers 300, and accesses the management server 100 using a network or the Internet. When the client computer 200 logs in to the management server 100, the client computer 200 notifies that the bulletin board is in a connectable state, that is, the user computer 300 is accessible from the user computer 300, and receives a bulletin board use request from the user computer 300. To handle this. In addition, the bulletin board is provided to the user computer 300 authorized for use, and the bulletin board is managed by receiving a request for registration or deletion of a post from the user computer 300.

The user computer 300 receives a bulletin board access information that can be accessed by the user from the management server 100, accesses the client computer 200 operating the bulletin board, and requests a request for viewing, registering, or deleting a bulletin board post. .

The bulletin board operator accesses the management server 100 through his computer, that is, the client computer 200 operating the bulletin board generated by the bulletin board operating program. The management server 100 receives or detects bulletin board access information including access information for each bulletin board from the client computer 200 to which it is connected, and activates the bulletin board as an accessible bulletin board. On the other hand, users belonging to each bulletin board user group transmit login information to the management server 100 through their own computer, that is, the user computer 300, and request access.

When the connection with the management server 100 is made, the user computer 300 inquires a plurality of bulletin boards which are registered as users, and receives accessible bulletin board access information from the management server 100 among the bulletin boards. The user computer 300 connects to the client computer 200 on which the bulletin board is operated by using the bulletin board access information.

The client computer 200 may provide the bulletin board to the user computer 300 connected to the bulletin board, and the user computer 300 may receive the bulletin board to read the bulletin board or request the registration or deletion of a new bulletin board. The client computer 200 receives a request for viewing, registering or deleting a post from the user computer 300 to change the database in which the post data is stored.

1B is a schematic diagram of an electronic bulletin board operation and inquiry system according to another embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated, the bulletin board operation and inquiry system according to the present invention may be installed and executed on a physically identical computer in which a bulletin board operation program that generates and operates a bulletin board and a bulletin board inquiry program using an operating bulletin board. The bulletin board operating program provided from the management server 100 includes a bulletin board operating program that generates and operates a bulletin board, and a bulletin board inquiry program that can be used to access and operate the bulletin board. Therefore, the client computer 200 operating the bulletin board and the user computer 300 using the bulletin board may be one physically identical computer.

2 is a block diagram of a management server of an electronic bulletin board operation and inquiry system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the management server 100 of the electronic bulletin board operation and inquiry system includes a bulletin board information collecting unit 110, a bulletin board information providing unit 120, and a bulletin board management database 130.

The bulletin board information collecting unit 110 receives or detects bulletin board access information including access information for each bulletin board from a plurality of client computers 200 operating a bulletin board for logging in to the management server 100 to manage the bulletin board. Stored in the database 130. The bulletin board management database 130 stores bulletin board access information received from the client computer 200 or detected by the bulletin board information collecting unit 110. In addition, upon receiving a request for creating or canceling a bulletin board from the client computer 200, a new bulletin board is registered in the bulletin board management database 130 or the bulletin board requested for termination is deleted from the bulletin board management database 130.

The bulletin board information providing unit 120 provides access information of the bulletin board stored in the bulletin board management database 130 in response to a request of a plurality of user computers 300 requesting the use of the bulletin board operated in the client computer 200. . The bulletin board access information includes bulletin board identification information, bulletin board identification information, bulletin board user group, and bulletin board operator information that creates and operates the bulletin board.

Additionally, the bulletin board access information further includes a network address of the client computer 200 operating the bulletin board, for example, an IP (INTERNET PROTOCOL) address. This is to inform the user computer 300 requesting the access of the accessible bulletin board to the location of the client computer 200 on which the bulletin board is operated. In addition, whenever the client computer 200 logs in to the management server 100, the bulletin board access information is updated. As a result, it is possible to operate a bulletin board from a computer having a flexible network address or to move a bulletin board to another computer.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the management server 100 of the electronic bulletin board operation and inquiry system according to the present invention includes a visitor information collecting unit 140 and a visitor management database 150. The visitor information collecting unit 140 receives or detects a network address of the user computer 300 connected to the management server 100 and stores the network address in the visitor management database 150. The user computer 300 transmits registration information of the user's computer when logging in to the management server 100. The registration information includes a user's connection ID and network address, and generally an IP address.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the management server 100 of the electronic bulletin board operation and inquiry system according to the present invention further includes a user authentication processing unit 160. The bulletin board management database 130 of the management server 100 stores user group information for each bulletin board. The user authentication processing unit 160 retrieves user group information of the bulletin board from the bulletin board management database 130 in response to a bulletin board connection request from the user computer 300, and transmits the client connection information for operating the bulletin board to the user computer 300. To send.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the management server 100 of the electronic bulletin board operating and inquiry system according to the present invention further includes a post information collecting unit 170. The post information collecting unit 170 receives the updated post status information from the client computer 200 when the post status information of the bulletin board is updated according to the post registration or deletion request of the user computer 300. The post information collecting unit 170 reads the network address, for example, the IP address of the user computer 300 connected to the bulletin board from the visitor management database 150, and reads the network address of the read user computer 300. Notify users of the bulletin board that the bulletin board has been updated.

3 is a block diagram of a client computer and a user computer of a bulletin board operation and inquiry system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the client computer 200 and the user computer 300 may be physically implemented in one computer.

The client computer 200 is equipped with a bulletin board operating program that services the bulletin board in response to a connection of a plurality of user computers 300, each of which reads the bulletin board, and is connected to the management server 100 through a network.

The client computer 200 according to the present invention includes a bulletin board access information register 210, a user authentication unit 220, a post database 240, and a bulletin board operation unit 230. When the bulletin board access information register 210 logs in to the management server 100, the bulletin board access information registration unit 210 notifies the management server 100 of bulletin board access information including a connection state of a bulletin board operated by the client computer 200. The bulletin board access information includes bulletin board identification information, bulletin board identification information, bulletin board user group, and bulletin board operator information that creates and operates the bulletin board. The management server 100 stores the bulletin board access information received from the bulletin board access information register 210 of the client computer 200 in the bulletin board management database 130.

The user authentication unit 220 processes the bulletin board user authentication by searching whether the user computer 300 requesting the use of the bulletin board operated by the client computer 200 is a member of the user group of the bulletin board. Post database 240 stores the post data of the bulletin board operating in the client computer (200).

The bulletin board operating unit 230 provides a bulletin board to the user computer 300 using the bulletin board, and manages post information stored in the post database 240 according to a request for registering and deleting a post.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the client computer 200 according to the present invention further includes a bulletin board management unit 250. The bulletin board management unit 250 transmits the bulletin board access information, that is, bulletin identification information and bulletin board operator information to the management server 100 when the bulletin board is generated according to the bulletin board creation and termination request of the bulletin board operator. Request registration in the bulletin board management database 130. In addition, upon termination of the bulletin board, it is notified to the management server 100 to request the deletion of bulletin board access information of the bulletin board registered in the bulletin board management database 130.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the client computer 200 according to the present invention further includes a post information register 260. The post information registration unit 260 transmits post status information registered to each bulletin board updated by the bulletin board operation unit 230 to the management server 100, and the management server 100 receives the group information of the bulletin board user group. By sending the post status information to the user computer 300 belonging to the bulletin board users in real time to notify the change status of the post. When the post status information of the bulletin board is updated, the post information registration unit 260 of the client computer 200 transmits the updated post status information to the post information collection unit 170 of the management server. The management server 100 reads the network address of the user computer connected to the bulletin board from the visitor management database 150, for example, an IP address, and uses the network address of the read user computer 300 to read the bulletin board. Notify users that the bulletin board's post has been updated.

The user computer 300 receives the bulletin board access information of the bulletin board usable by logging in to the management server 100 and communicates with the client computer 200 operating the bulletin board to receive a bulletin board service from the client computer 200. The bulletin board access information includes a network address of the client computer 200 that operates the bulletin board, for example, an IP (INTERNET PROTOCOL) address.

The user computer 300 receives a bulletin board service by accessing the client computer 200 on which the bulletin board is operated through the network address of the received client computer 200. The bulletin board includes a bulletin board using unit 310 for requesting the client computer 200 for a request for registration and deletion of a post. The bulletin board using unit 310 transmits a request for registering and deleting a post from a bulletin board user to the bulletin board operating unit 230 of the client computer 200, and the bulletin board operating unit 230 of the client computer 200 receives the received post. The board will be updated as required for registration and deletion.

According to a further aspect of the invention, the user computer 300 according to the invention further comprises a user information registration unit 320. The user information registration unit 320 transmits its network address to the management server 100 when the user computer 300 logs in to the management server 100 for use of the bulletin board. The management server 100 stores the network address received from the user computer 300 in the visitor management database 150.

When a post is updated according to a request for registration or deletion of a post of a user computer, the client computer 200 transmits the updated post status information of each bulletin board to the management server 100. The management server 100 reads the network address of the user computer 300 connected to the bulletin board from the visitor management database 150. The management server 100 transmits the updated post status information to the user computer 300 by using the network address of the read user board 300 of the corresponding bulletin board, thereby notifying that the bulletin board post has been updated.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the user computer 300 according to the present invention further includes an update information notification unit 330. The update information notification unit 330 receives the updated registration post status of the bulletin board currently connected from the post information collection unit 170 of the management server 100 to notify the user of the update status in real time.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the user computer 300 according to the present invention further includes an unread post display unit 340. The updated information notification unit 330 receives the updated bulletin board information after being notified that the bulletin board of the currently connected bulletin board has been updated. The unread post display unit 340 searches for the post of the received bulletin board and displays the unviewed post for the unread post. The unread display may be in the form of a general icon, and in some cases, may be a popup window.

As described above, the electronic bulletin board operation and inquiry system according to the present invention has an effect of preventing the concentration of traffic on one bulletin board server and lowering the bulletin board efficiency by operating the bulletin board at each client computer.

In addition, the management server receives and stores / manages a network address when logging in to a client computer that operates a bulletin board, thereby having an effect of operating a bulletin board regardless of a specific place.

In addition, when a bulletin board post is changed, such as registration or deletion, the bulletin board user is notified to the bulletin board user in real time, thereby providing convenience to the user.

The present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments, but is not limited thereto, and is interpreted by the appended claims, which are intended to cover many modifications that will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention. Should be done.

Claims (14)

A bulletin board management system implemented in a management server each communicating with a plurality of client computers on which a bulletin board operating program for servicing a bulletin board in response to access of a plurality of user computers is executed, the bulletin board management system comprising: A bulletin board information collecting unit for receiving or detecting bulletin board access information including access information of each bulletin board from the plurality of client computers and storing the bulletin board access information in a bulletin board management database; A bulletin board information providing unit that provides bulletin board access information stored in the bulletin board management database in response to requests from the plurality of user computers; Bulletin board management system comprising a. The bulletin board management system of claim 1, wherein the bulletin board access information includes bulletin board identification information, bulletin board user groups, and bulletin board operator information. The bulletin board management system according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the bulletin board access information includes a network address of a client computer that operates the bulletin board for each bulletin board. The system of claim 1, wherein the bulletin board management system is: And a visitor information collection unit which receives or detects a network address of each user computer and stores the network address in a visitor management database. The system of claim 4, wherein the bulletin board management system is: And a user authentication processing unit configured to process login authentication to each bulletin board in response to a request of the user computer. The system of claim 1, wherein the bulletin board management system is: The bulletin board management system, characterized in that it further comprises a; post information collecting unit for receiving the updated bulletin board registration post status information from the client computer, and transmits to the user computer belonging to the user group of the bulletin board In the bulletin board operating system, which is equipped with a bulletin board operating program which services a bulletin board in response to the connection of a plurality of user computers including a bulletin board reading unit for reading bulletin board information, and which is implemented in a client computer accessible through a management server and a network. The bulletin board operating system has: A bulletin board access information registration unit for notifying a management server of a bulletin board connection availability state when a bulletin board operator logs in; A user authentication unit that processes the authentication request from the user computer; A bulletin board management unit that manages posts and provides bulletin boards in a post database according to a request for registration and deletion of posts from the user computer; Bulletin board operating system comprising a. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the bulletin board operating system is: At the request of the board operator, the board is created and terminated. Sending bulletin board access information including bulletin identification information and bulletin board operator information to the management server when creating a new bulletin board to request registration of a new bulletin board or requesting deletion of a bulletin board registered on the management server when the bulletin board is cancelled; Bulletin board operating system comprising a. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the bulletin board operating system is: Bulletin board operating system further comprises; post information registration unit for transmitting the registered post status information of each bulletin board updated by the bulletin board management unit to the management server. A bulletin board inquiry system implemented in a user computer that receives bulletin board access information of a bulletin board available from a management server and communicates with a plurality of client computers on which a bulletin board operating program for servicing the bulletin board is executed, wherein the user computer includes: Bulletin board inquiry system for requesting the client computer to request for the registration and deletion of the post in the connected bulletin board; characterized in that it comprises a. The system of claim 10, wherein the bulletin board inquiry system is: And a user information registration unit for notifying the management server of the network address of the user's computer when the bulletin board user logs in. The system of claim 10, wherein the bulletin board inquiry system is: The bulletin board inquiry system further comprising; update information notification unit for receiving the updated registration post status information of the bulletin board currently connected from the management server to inform the update status. The method of claim 12, wherein the update information notification unit: Bulletin board inquiry system further comprises; non-viewing post display unit for giving an unviewed display for the unpublished registered posts, including the updated posts. A client computer equipped with a management server which communicates with a plurality of client computers, a bulletin board operating program which serves a bulletin board in response to a connection of a plurality of user computers each including a bulletin board reading unit for reading the bulletin board information, and the management server A bulletin board operation and inquiry system comprising a user computer for receiving bulletin board access information of an available bulletin board and communicating with a client computer serving the bulletin board, the management server comprising: A bulletin board information collecting unit for receiving or detecting bulletin board access information including access information of each bulletin board from the plurality of client computers and storing the bulletin board access information in a bulletin board management database; A bulletin board information providing unit that provides bulletin board access information stored in the bulletin board management database in response to requests from the plurality of user computers; The client computer: A bulletin board access information registration unit for notifying a management server of a bulletin board connection availability state when a bulletin board operator logs in; A user authentication unit that processes the authentication request from the user computer; A bulletin board management unit for managing the posts and providing bulletin boards in a post database according to a request for registration and deletion of posts from the user computer; The user computer: A post change request unit requesting the client computer for a request for registration and deletion of a post from a connected bulletin board; Electronic bulletin board operation and inquiry system characterized in that.