Data processing method for controlling the transfer of data to a network
US6313926A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0018
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a computer readable program, stored in a storage medium, for controlling a server terminal in a communication system which is structured that a data communication apparatus for transmitting and receiving data via a line and the server terminal for managing a network are at least connected to the same network, the program comprises a notifying step of notifying, in a case where the data communication apparatus received the data from a transmission side via the line, a user on the network of a fact that the data reception was performed, and a sending step of sending, in a case where the notification was performed, information representing such the notification, to the data communication apparatus. Therefore, in case of exchanging the data between the data communication apparatuses at least one of which is connected to the network, when the transmission side inquires whether the data transmitted from the transmission side has been successfully reached the user, i.e., the final destination, of the network, even if the server terminal is carrying out other processes, such the terminal can easily respond to such inquiry.
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