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Gateway system and recording medium

US6938171B1 · kind B1 · utility

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15Claims
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Filing dateDec 5, 2000
Grant dateAug 30, 2005
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Expiry dateApr 21, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/41
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a gateway system which relays a request from a user for a service provided by another system and to a recording medium therefor. An object of the present invention is to provide a desired information service with a single user ID and password entered on the side of each user by transmitting a request from each user received by a gateway to another desired information provider server or gateway with the user ID and password being converted and by returning a response to the request to the user through a reverse conversion process when the response is received. The gateway system according to the present invention includes a unit which authenticates the user upon receiving the request from the user, a unit which makes the request using link information and authentication information corresponding to the requested service, and a unit which incorporates link information concerning the gateway system into link information included in returned data corresponding to the requested service.

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