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Communication control apparatus, method, and computer readable storage medium for determining a relay apparatus on information
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 2000-03-03
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Granted: 2002-03-19
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Expires: 2020-03-03
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to the communication between a client and a server. A communication control method has a step for specifying a relay apparatus corresponding to a designated apparatus to be communicated with based on relay definition information which relates information for specifying the apparatus to be communicated with to information for specifying the relay apparatus to relay the communication with the apparatus to be communicated with and a step for establishing a relay connection with the specified relay apparatus.
Inventors
- 👤 Tatsumi Kakiuchi
- 👤 Eiji Mizunuma
- 👤 Ikuo Takekawa
- 👤 Hiroko Takekawa
- 👤 Takeshi Saito
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 04:42
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L67/00; H04L67/14; H04L69/00; H04L69/18; H04L9/00; H04L9/40; H04L67/01; H04L69/24; H04L69/30; H04L69/32; H04L69/322; H04L69/329
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A communication control method comprising: responding to a communication connection request with a designated apparatus to be communicated with by, specifying a relay apparatus corresponding to the designated apparatus to be communicated with based on a predefined relay definition information which manages a relation between an information for specifying the apparatus to be communicated with for each one of a plurality of usage types and information for specifying the relay apparatus to relay a communication with said apparatus to be communicated with; and establishing a relay connection with the specified relay apparatus.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
92 words
A communication control method comprising: responding to a communication connection request with a designated apparatus to be communicated with by, specifying a relay apparatus corresponding to the designated apparatus to be communicated with based on a predefined relay definition information which manages a relation between an information for specifying the apparatus to be communicated with for each one of a plurality of usage types and information for specifying the relay apparatus to relay a communication with said apparatus to be communicated with; and establishing a relay connection with the specified relay apparatus.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The communication control method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said plurality of usage types are identified by port numbers of TCP/IP protocol.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
100 words
A communication control apparatus comprising: a relay definition information management unit storing a relation between information for specifying an apparatus to be communicated with for each one of a plurality of usage types and information for specifying a relay apparatus to relay a communication with said apparatus to be communicated with; a relay apparatus determination unit determining the relay apparatus corresponding to the designated apparatus to be communicated with based on information stored in said relay definition information management unit; and a relay connection unit establishing a relay connection with the relay apparatus determined by said relay apparatus determination unit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
100 words
A communication control apparatus comprising: a relay definition information management unit storing a relation between information for specifying an apparatus to be communicated with for each one of a plurality of usage types and information for specifying a relay apparatus to relay a communication with said apparatus to be communicated with; a relay apparatus determination unit determining the relay apparatus corresponding to the designated apparatus to be communicated with based on information stored in said relay definition information management unit; and a relay connection unit establishing a relay connection with the relay apparatus determined by said relay apparatus determination unit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
The communication control apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said relay definition information relates information for specifying the apparatus to be communicated with for each one of a plurality of usage types with the information for specifying the relay apparatus to relay the communication with said apparatus to be communicated with.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The communication control apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising: a usage type selection unit selecting one usage type from said plurality of usage types.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The communication control apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising: a re-connection unit automatically re-connecting said relay connection when said relay connection is disconnected.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The communication apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said plurality of usage types are identified by port numbers of TCP/IP protocol.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
106 words
A storage medium for storing a communication control program to be executed on a computer, the program performing: responding to a communication connection request with a designated apparatus corresponding to the designated apparatus to be communicated with by, specifying a relay apparatus corresponding to the designated apparatus to be communicated with based on predefined relay definition information which relates information for specifying the apparatus to be communicated with for each one of a plurality of usage types with the information for specifying the relay apparatus to relay the communication with said apparatus to be communicated with; and establishing a relay connection with the specified relay apparatus.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
106 words
A storage medium for storing a communication control program to be executed on a computer, the program performing: responding to a communication connection request with a designated apparatus corresponding to the designated apparatus to be communicated with by, specifying a relay apparatus corresponding to the designated apparatus to be communicated with based on predefined relay definition information which relates information for specifying the apparatus to be communicated with for each one of a plurality of usage types with the information for specifying the relay apparatus to relay the communication with said apparatus to be communicated with; and establishing a relay connection with the specified relay apparatus.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
The storage medium for storing a communication control program to be executed on said computer as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising: selecting one usage type from said plurality of usage types.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
The storage medium for storing a communication control program to be executed on said computer as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising: automatically re-connecting said relay connection when said relay connection is disconnected.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
The storage medium as claimed in claim 6 , wherein said plurality of usage types are identified by port numbers of TCP/IP protocol.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
114 words
A storage medium storing a communication control program to be executed on a computer, said computer program performing: a selection operation selecting a location information from a plurality of location information; a relay apparatus determining operation, if connection type for a location information selected by said selection operation being to use a relay apparatus, determining a relay apparatus to be used for a communication with a specified counterpart apparatus, based on relay definition information defining a plurality of relations between identification information of an apparatus to be communicated with and identification information of a relay apparatus; and a relay connection establishing operation establishing a connection with a relay apparatus determined by said relay apparatus.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
114 words
A storage medium storing a communication control program to be executed on a computer, said computer program performing: a selection operation selecting a location information from a plurality of location information; a relay apparatus determining operation, if connection type for a location information selected by said selection operation being to use a relay apparatus, determining a relay apparatus to be used for a communication with a specified counterpart apparatus, based on relay definition information defining a plurality of relations between identification information of an apparatus to be communicated with and identification information of a relay apparatus; and a relay connection establishing operation establishing a connection with a relay apparatus determined by said relay apparatus.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
111 words
A communication control method comprising: a selection operation selecting a location information from a plurality of location information; a relay apparatus determination operation, in response to a request for communication with a designated apparatus, if connection type for a location information selected in said selection step being to use a relay apparatus, determining a relay apparatus to be used for a communication with the designated apparatus, based on relay definition information defining a plurality of relations between identification information of an apparatus to be communicated with and identification information of a relay apparatus; and a relay connection establishing operation establishing a connection with a relay apparatus determined in said relay apparatus.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
111 words
A communication control method comprising: a selection operation selecting a location information from a plurality of location information; a relay apparatus determination operation, in response to a request for communication with a designated apparatus, if connection type for a location information selected in said selection step being to use a relay apparatus, determining a relay apparatus to be used for a communication with the designated apparatus, based on relay definition information defining a plurality of relations between identification information of an apparatus to be communicated with and identification information of a relay apparatus; and a relay connection establishing operation establishing a connection with a relay apparatus determined in said relay apparatus.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
111 words
A communication control apparatus comprising: a selection unit selecting a location information from a plurality of location information; a relay apparatus determination unit, in response to a request for communication with a designated apparatus, if connection type for a location information selected by said selection means being to use a relay apparatus, determining a relay apparatus to be used for a communication with the designated apparatus, based on relay definition information defining a plurality of relations between identification information of an apparatus to be communicated with and identification information of a relay apparatus; and a relay connection establish unit establishing a connection with a relay apparatus determined by said relay apparatus.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
111 words
A communication control apparatus comprising: a selection unit selecting a location information from a plurality of location information; a relay apparatus determination unit, in response to a request for communication with a designated apparatus, if connection type for a location information selected by said selection means being to use a relay apparatus, determining a relay apparatus to be used for a communication with the designated apparatus, based on relay definition information defining a plurality of relations between identification information of an apparatus to be communicated with and identification information of a relay apparatus; and a relay connection establish unit establishing a connection with a relay apparatus determined by said relay apparatus.
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