Patent ID: 6178452
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A client/server system including a server computer and a client computer connected to a network, whereinsaid server computer comprises first storing means for storing files of software which can be installed into said client computer; andsaid client computer comprises:second storing means for storing files of software installed into said client computer itself;third storing means for storing at least one of the files stored in said second storing means;self-diagnosing means for diagnosing whether or not a file stored in said second storing means needs to be repaired;repair source selecting means for selecting one of reading and repairing the file which is diagnosed as requiring repair processing by said self-diagnosing means from said first storing means of said server computer, and reading and repairing the same from said third storing means of said client computer;file repairing means for repairing the file which is diagnosed as requiring repairing processing by said self-diagnosing means, by reading said file from the repair source selected by said repair source selecting means and storing the file in said second storing means of said client computer itself;judging means for judging whether or not the file read from said first storing means of said server computer and repaired by said file repairing means satisfies predetermined conditions for storing the file in said third storing means of said client computer itself; andbackup means for backing up the file which is judged to satisfy said predetermined conditions by said judging means, by reading said file from said second storing means of said client computer itself, and by storing said file in said third storing means of said client computer itself.