METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus through which a user can write notes on an electronic bulletin board and share the written notes on the electronic bulletin board with other people over a network. A method for providing an electronic bulletin board through a portable terminal with a touch screen according to the present invention comprises the steps of: controlling a touch screen to ensure that the touch screen reads a first bulletin board from a storage part of the portable terminal and displays the first electronic bulletin board; detecting a movement of a touch from the touch screen; controlling the touch screen to ensure that a first memo corresponding to the movement of the touch is displayed on the first electronic bulletin board; determining whether construction of the memo is finished in the case that the touch is released; and, if the construction of the memo is finished, transmitting a first update request message including the first memo and location information on the memo to an external device and making the external device update a second electronic bulletin board which is stored in the external device. [Reference numerals] (201) Display an electronic bulletin board; (202) Is there a movement of a touch?; (203) Display a memo corresponding to the movement of the touch on the electronic bulletin board; (204) Is the construction of the memo finished?; (205) Is the construction cancelled?; (206) Delete the memo; (207) Transmit an update request message, including the memo, location information, user information and construction time to other terminal; (208) Display the user information and the construction time near the memo; (209) Update the electronic bulletin board; (AA) Start; (BB,DD,EE) No; (CC,FF,GG) Yes; (HH) End