Information retrieval-distribution system
OwnerMakoto Uchikadoinventor
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Abstract
A retrieval and distribution server 10 connected to a plurality of user terminals 4 has a function of retrieving information from a Web server 1 in accordance with retrieval conditions designated by users, and distributing the retrieved information to respective user terminals at pre-designated time, and a function of selecting information to be open in accordance with a predetermined bulletin condition among from the retrieved information and transferring the selected information to a bulletin board server 6.
Claims12
An information retrieval and distribution method using a computer, wherein said computer reads out information associating a storage location of information prestored in a storage, a retrieval condition of the information, and a distribution condition of the information, the method comprising the steps of:
- retrieving information from the storage location of said information on the basis of the retrieval condition of the information associated with the storage location of said information, and
- displaying a result of retrieving said information on an electronic bulletin board on the basis of the distribution condition of the information associated with the storage location of said information.
An information retrieval-distribution system connected to a computer network including a plurality of user terminals and a communication network to which various information providing servers are connected, for accessing said information providing servers instead of said user terminals, comprising:
- retrieval and distribution processing means for accepting a request of retrieval and distribution of information from any of said user terminals, retrieving information from any of said information providing servers in accordance with a retrieval condition designated by the user, and distributing the retrieved information to the user terminal as the requester at pre-designated time;
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- bulletin information processing means for selecting information to be disclosed in accordance with a predetermined posting condition among from retrieval results based on said retrieval and distribution request and transferring the selected information to an electronic bulletin board system connected in said computer network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.