Patent ID: 8898336
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-readable, non-transitory medium storing a content conversion program causing a conversion server to execute a procedure, the procedure comprising: analyzing, when a send request for content is received from a client terminal, the send request and distinguishing between client information and content information, wherein the client information indicates a type of the client terminal, the type indicating a usable format of content for the client terminal, and the content information indicates a content that is requested to be sent to the client terminal; acquiring, from a storing unit, server information and cache information that are associated with a combination of the distinguished client information and the distinguished content information, wherein the storing unit stores therein a combination of the client information, the content information, server information and cache information, wherein the server information indicates a conversion server responsible for converting a format of the content to a usable format for the client terminal and the cache information indicates an identifier of a cache storing the content in the usable format for the client terminal; and notifying a conversion server indicated by the server information, when the conversion server is not the conversion server executing the procedure, of the distinguished client information, the distinguished content information, the cache information and connection information indicating a connection that is established with the client terminal, the connection information including IP addresses, port numbers, a sequence number, and a confirmation response number.