Patent ID: 6467026
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A terminal apparatus comprising:a storage medium for storing information from a network as cache data, said storage medium being made freely detachable; and means for recording said information as cache data into a secondary memory device other than said storage medium, wherein: a first directory table is provided for associating an address of said in formation on said network and an address of said information on said storage medium stored as the cache data in said storage medium is provided in said storage medium, a second directory table is provided for associating an address of said information on said network and an address of said information on said secondary memory device stored as the cache data in said secondary memory device is provided in said secondary memory device, and means is provided for making the search of cache data by use of a third directory which is generated by merging said first directory table and said second directory table with the address of said information on said network used a key and is provided with a field for the address on said storage medium and a field for the address on said secondary memory device.