Providing notice via the internet

Abstract

A system for posting a public notice on the Internet for a legal jurisdiction. The system includes a forum server, client computer, and the Internet. The forum server stores data and information regarding public notices in the jurisdiction, and supports a website that provides notice-related services such as posting, searching, monitoring, and other legal services.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method for creating a public notice, the method comprising:
 providing an application server communicatively coupled to a network interface and a database server, the database server including a memory storing a public records database having a plurality of public notice database records;   receiving notice data at the application server, wherein the notice data includes data selected from the group consisting of jurisdiction data, type of notice data, and notice information data;   validating the notice data received at the application server;   transforming the notice data into a public notice database record;   storing the public notice database record in the memory storing the public records database; and   wherein the public notice database record represents a public notice.