Patent ID: 6574656
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A network system including a first computer system, a second computer system, and communication lines to connect said first and second computer systems,said first computer system comprising: a first memory for storing a first set of authorization data including information on matching between an operator and a group the operator belongs to, and information on matching between a group and commands authorized for operators belonging to the group to execute; a first authorization unit for referencing, when a command to be executed by said second computer system is entered by an operator, said first set of authorization data and judging whether or not the operator is to be authorized to execute the command; and a first execution unit for augmenting, if said first authorization unit judges that the operator is to be authorized to execute the command, the command with information to identify the group to which the operator belongs, and transmitting the augmented command to said second computer system as a request from the group to execute the command; and said second computer system comprising: a second memory for storing a second set of authorization data including information on matching between a group and commands authorized for execution in response to an execution request from the group; a second authorization unit for referencing, when the command is received from said first computer system, said second set of authorization data and judging whether or not the command is to be authorized for execution in response to the execution request from the group whose command is augmented with identifying information; and a second execution unit for executing the command, if said second authorization unit judges that the command is to be authorized for execution, in response to the execution request from the group.