Mediation server, control method therefor, communication device, control method therefor, communication system, and computer program
US9374710B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W24/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mediation server which is able to communicate with a plurality of account managing servers (104) and mediates requests for issuing subscription information transmitted from a plurality of communication devices between each communication device and any one of the plurality of account managing servers (104), the mediation server comprising, a selection unit configured to select the account managing server to which the request is to be transmitted based on information regarding a current operational status of each account managing server stored in a database, when the request is received from the communication device, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the request for issuing the subscription information to the selected account managing server.
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