Patent ID: 6189032
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A client-server system comprising a client terminal and a server that provides at least one service to said client terminal,wherein said client terminal comprises:transmission means for transmitting an instruction by a user using said client terminal to said server, the instruction including a user identifier of said user and a request to said server for providing a service being available by said server; andwherein said server comprises:control table storage means for storing a control table indicating relationship among a process control rule, a user identifier and a service being made available by said server,means for retrieving said process control rule from said control table storage means according to said transmitted user identifier and said service requested, andservice supply control means for controlling a supply of said service based on said retrieved process control rule and transmitting a request of an approval of providing said service to a terminal used by a user specified by said user identifier and identification information in said identification information storage means, when said process control rule indicates a need of approval, to another client terminal used by a user listed in said control rule.